Decimus Laberius

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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First English translation of, and detailed commentary on the fragments of Laberius, who composed mimes, a form of scripted comic drama that was political, satirical, and amusingly obscene. It was very popular in the first century BC and in late antiquity, and shaped medieval theatre and the Italian commedia dell'arte.

ISBN-13
9780521885232
ISBN-10
052188523X
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-02-11
Pages
544
Dimensions
149x224x30
Weight
810