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... Greek . There were three kinds of Greek comedy : ( 1 ) the palliata or tabernaria in which actors wore Greek costumes ; ( 2 ) togato , in which the actors wore togas ; ( 3 ) the atellana or plays with witticisms and jokes . Every comedy ...
... Greek . There were three kinds of Greek comedy : ( 1 ) the palliata or tabernaria in which actors wore Greek costumes ; ( 2 ) togato , in which the actors wore togas ; ( 3 ) the atellana or plays with witticisms and jokes . Every comedy ...
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... Greeks and dressed in Greek garb . Because of the scant attention or respect paid the theatre of his time Plautus was hard put to it to attract the interest of the crowd and yet maintain the criterion of his art . For this reason he is ...
... Greeks and dressed in Greek garb . Because of the scant attention or respect paid the theatre of his time Plautus was hard put to it to attract the interest of the crowd and yet maintain the criterion of his art . For this reason he is ...
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... Greek plays ; introduced only by messenger , dramatically ineffectual device ; later : ( 1 ) behind closed doors ... Greek , Glasgow University , 1889-99 ; Regius Professor of Greek , Oxford University , since 1908 ; F.B.A. , 1910. He ...
... Greek plays ; introduced only by messenger , dramatically ineffectual device ; later : ( 1 ) behind closed doors ... Greek , Glasgow University , 1889-99 ; Regius Professor of Greek , Oxford University , since 1908 ; F.B.A. , 1910. He ...
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CONTENTS | xi |
Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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