This document discusses different types of ancient Roman comedy. It describes rough, bawdy comedy that often involved cheating husbands and flirtatious young people. It also mentions frivolous dance shows performed behind masks by chorus members. Finally, it discusses how new comedy originated in Greece and was brought to Rome, with one type focusing on slaves and daily life issues.
2. Rough, often bawdy comedy. With this
species, cheating husband and flirtatious
young trio began to be processed. Have
already mimusda Attelan and adultery, was
number most frequently committed.
3. Frivolous, a show dance.
Located behind the masks and costumes of the
chorus with the support of a dancer, a lot of
changing the type portrayed.
Dance Pantomimus serious, tragic, especially Greek
and Roman subjects revitalize di.
4.
5. This species is represented by
the ancient Greeks Menandros
took as its basis a new comedy.
The first author of the new
comedy type comedy Palliata
Andronicus to Rome, and that put
a slave. The first is known as a
translator of ancient Greek
6.
7. Reminiscent of the type of short-line games.
Played in the ending or the beginning of a
dramatic contest. Groteks (exaggeration) had
types. Mascara, pedantic, soldiers. Attelan
comedy writer in a literary form appeared in two
key entered. Pomponius taken from daily life
issues, and foreignersheroes of mythology. Much
inform, ground ation about Novius is
encountered.