Roman comedy
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Roman comedy was a theatrical genre of ancient Rome, heavily influenced by Greek New Comedy, characterized by stock characters, intricate plots, and humorous depictions of everyday life and social relations.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman theatre
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theatrical genre ⓘ |
| costumeConvention |
Greek dress in fabula palliata
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Roman dress in fabula togata ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Greek stage traditions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
braggart soldier
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clever slave ⓘ cook ⓘ courtesan ⓘ leno ⓘ parasite ⓘ pimp ⓘ stern father ⓘ young lover ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
focus on social relations
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humorous depictions of everyday life ⓘ intricate plots ⓘ stock characters ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoclassical comedy
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance drama ⓘ commedia dell’arte NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval European comedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Greek New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| majorAuthor |
Caecilius Statius
NERFINISHED
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Naevius NERFINISHED ⓘ Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence NERFINISHED ⓘ Titinius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Ludi Megalenses
NERFINISHED
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Ludi Romani NERFINISHED ⓘ public festivals ⓘ |
| performedIn |
stone theatres of Rome
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temporary wooden theatres ⓘ |
| subgenre |
fabula palliata
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fabula tabernaria ⓘ fabula togata ⓘ fabula trabeata ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century BCE
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3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | urban environment ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
family conflict
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love intrigues ⓘ slavery and freedom ⓘ social status and identity ⓘ trickery and deception ⓘ |
| uses |
metrical verse
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prose passages ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
aside
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mistaken identity ⓘ prologue ⓘ recognition scenes ⓘ |
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