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Drawing on performance and cultural studies, gender and sexuality, and philology and intertextuality, Ariana Traill combines a lucid exploration of Cistellaria's setting, characters, plot and themes, with detailed analyses of its literary and socio-cultural contexts. Readers are able to appreciate the play both as a literary artifact, with its attendant issues of generic conventions and variations, and language and imagery, and as a performance script written for a rich tradition of acting, singing and stage movement at Rome, with its conventional costumes, masks and venues. With its majority female line-up (seven of the twelve roles are female), Cistellaria offers an unusual focus on women's thoughts and feelings as they struggle for their economic and social existence, making it a fascinating source for the study of women and gender in ancient Rome. The play continues to cast a shadow in the western dramatic tradition through its history of reception and adaptation.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
174
Release Date:
2025-10-02
Publication Date:
2025-10-02
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1350241784
ISBN13:
9781350241787
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Weight:
358 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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