Roman Mime: It’s not what you think.
The History Of European Theatre - A podcast by Philip Rowe - Mondays
Episode 43:The history of Roman Mime, one for the two dramatic forms that dominated theatre in the Roman Imperial period.A word on Horace and his work The Art Of Poetry, one of the most influential works of dramatic theory. His rules for the stage and where he did and didn’t agree with AristotleThe differences between Mime and other dramatic formsThe origins of mime in Greece ad the Greek colonies in ItalyMime in Rome and at the Ludi festivalsThe limits of textual evidence for mimeSome descriptions of mime plays and titlesMoral issues with mime because of the content relating to adulteryMime of political satire, including stories from Tiberius, Caligula, Nero and Vespasian.Mime as part of religious festivalsWomen performers in MimeIf you would like to support the podcast please find us at:www.Patreon.com or www.ko-fi.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @THOETPThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
