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ID  - 113176280
TI  - Living theatre in the ancient Roman house : theatricalism in the domestic sphere
AU  - Beacham, Richard C.
AU  - Denard, Hugh
PY  - 2023
SN  - 1009041479 1009039091 9781009039093 9781316510940 9781009018821 1009018825 1316510948 1009041274
PB  - Cambridge Cambridge University Press
DB  - UniCat
KW  - Architecture, Domestic
KW  - Domestic space
KW  - Interior decoration
KW  - Theater
KW  - ART / History / Ancient & Classical
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Influence.
KW  - Dramatics
KW  - Histrionics
KW  - Professional theater
KW  - Stage
KW  - Theatre
KW  - Performing arts
KW  - Acting
KW  - Actors
KW  - Decoration, Interior
KW  - Home decoration
KW  - House decoration
KW  - Interior design
KW  - Art
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Decoration and ornament
KW  - Home economics
KW  - Furniture
KW  - House furnishings
KW  - Upholstery
KW  - Space (Architecture)
KW  - Room layout (Dwellings)
KW  - Environmental engineering
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Theatrical science
KW  - drama [discipline]
KW  - architectuur, Italië
KW  - Antiquity
KW  - Rome
KW  - Mural painting and decoration, Roman
KW  - Theater and society
KW  - Pompeii (Extinct city)
KW  - Herculaneum (Extinct city)
KW  - Oplontis (Extinct city)
KW  - Influence
UR  - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:113176280
AB  - For the Romans, much of life was seen, expressed and experienced as a form of theatre. In their homes, patrons performed the lead, with a supporting cast of residents and visitors. This sumptuously illustrated book, the result of extensive interdisciplinary research, is the first to investigate, describe and show how ancient Roman houses and villas, in their décor, spaces, activities and function, could constitute highly-theatricalised environments, indeed, a sort of 'living theatre'. Their layout, purpose and use reflected and informed a culture in which theatre was both a major medium of entertainment and communication and an art form drawing upon myths exploring the core values and beliefs of society. For elite Romans, their homes, as veritable stage-sets, served as visible and tangible expressions of their owners' prestige, importance and achievements. The Roman home was a carefully crafted realm in which patrons displayed themselves, while 'stage-managing' the behaviour and responses of visitor-spectators.
ER  -