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Staging classical comedy / written and presented by Richard Beacham ; produced and directed by Ian Thompson ; Audio-Visual Centre, University of Warwick.
LIBRA DVD PA6073 .S73 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Plautus, Titus Maccius. Miles gloriosus. English. Selections, author.
- Series:
- Ancient theatre & its legacy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plautus, Titus Maccius--Dramatic production.
- Plautus, Titus Maccius.
- Theater--Rome--History.
- Theater.
- Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
- Latin drama (Comedy).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2003]
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- The temporary wooden stage and set used by the Romans are reconstructed on the basis of ancient commentaries, wall paintings, and other artifacts as well as the plays themselves. A staging Plautus' Miles gloriosus tests the fitness of the set.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Richard Beacham.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 1986; date of first FFH distribution, 1988.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
- Contains:
- Plautus, Titus Maccius. Miles gloriosus. English. Selections, author.
- OCLC:
- 55749352
- Publisher Number:
- FFH 1613 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
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