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).

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Costas Panayotakis -- The adventures at the school of rhetoric and at the brothel / Costas Panayotakis -- The adventure of the stolen tunic and Quartilia’s orgy / Costas Panayotakis -- Spectaculum Trimalchionis / Costas Panayotakis -- Unfaithful lovers and manic poetasters / Costas Panayotakis -- An adultery-mime / Costas Panayotakis -- The Adventures on Board Lichas’ ship and on the way to Croton / Costas Panayotakis -- The Adventures at Croton / Costas Panayotakis -- Conclusion / Costas Panayotakis -- Bibliography / Costas Panayotakis -- Index of Passages / Costas Panayotakis -- General Index / Costas Panayotakis -- Supplements to Mnemosyne / J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W. Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers.