Echoes from the Latin Praetexta in our days
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https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v6i2.21531Keywords:
Latin theater, historical drama, fabula praetexta, modern praetextaeAbstract
During the third century B.C., when the literary drama was introduced in Rome, some poets composed the first fabulae praetextae, tragedies whose plots were based on Roman history, current events or Latin legends. Considering the production of praetextaegathered from the Roman Republic era through the Imperial period, Octavia, an anonymous drama which depicts the conviction of Nero's wife, is the only play of that genre to survive in its entirety. During the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Neoclassical period, a number of modern playwrights revisited Roman historical narratives and legends, reviving the fabula praetexta. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Roman themes were also portrayed in novels and movies, while ancient praetextae received sequel versions. The analysis of numerous performances in São Paulo during the 21st century related to events in Ancient Roma reveals the presence of the classical culture on stage today, defying time and circumstances.References
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