Theatrum Arbitri : : theatrical elements in the Satyrica of Petronius / / by Costas Panayotakis.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 146
• Author: Panayotakis, Costas.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 146.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 225 pages)
• Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Glasgow, 1993).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; The adventures at the school of rhetoric and at the brothel /; The adventure of the stolen tunic and Quartilia’s orgy /; Spectaculum Trimalchionis /; Unfaithful lovers and manic poetasters /; An adultery-mime /; The Adventures on Board Lichas’ ship and on the way to Croton /; The Adventures at Croton /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index of Passages /; General Index /; Supplements to Mnemosyne /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and indexes.
• ISBN: 900432951X
• ISSN: 0169-8958
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Costas Panayotakis.

Theatrum Arbitri is a literary study dealing with the possible influence of Roman comic drama (comedies of Plautus and Terence, theatre of the Greek and Roman mimes, and fabula Atellana ) on the surviving fragments of Petronius' Satyrica . The theatrical assessment of this novel is carried out at the levels of plot-construction, characterization, language, and reading of the text as if it were the narrative equivalent of a farcical staged piece with the theatrical structure of a play produced before an audience. The analysis follows the order of each of the scenes in the novel. The reader will also find a brief general commentary on the less discussed scenes of the Satyrica , and a comprehensive account of the theatre of the mimes and its main features.