Theater and Spectacle in the Art of the Roman Empire /

Theater, spectacle, and performance played significant roles in the political and social structure of the Roman Empire, which was diverse in population and language. A wide and varied range of entertainment was available to a Roman audience: the traditional festivals with their athletic contests and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunbabin, Katherine M. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Theater in art.
Theater.
Spectacular, The, in art.
Popular culture.
Entertainment events.
Art, Roman > Themes, motives.
Art and society.
Art et societe > Rome.
Art romain > Themes, motifs.
Theâtre dans l'art.
Culture populaire > Rome.
Spectacles et divertissements > Rome > Histoire.
Theâtre > Rome > Histoire.
Art and society > Rome.
Popular culture > Rome.
Entertainment events > Rome > History.
Theater > Rome > History.
Rome (Empire)
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Theater, spectacle, and performance played significant roles in the political and social structure of the Roman Empire, which was diverse in population and language. A wide and varied range of entertainment was available to a Roman audience: the traditional festivals with their athletic contests and dramatic performances, pantomime and mime, the chariot races of the circus, and the gladiatorial shows and wild beast hunts of the arena. In Theater and Spectacle in the Art of the Roman Empire, which is richly illustrated in color throughout, Katherine M.D. Dunbabin emphasizes the visual evidenc.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN:9781501705991

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