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Atellan Farce
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Atellan Farce
Features
Origins
- Introduced stock characters:
- Maccus - the clown
- Bucco - the stupid braggart
- Dossenus - the glutton
- Pappus - the foolish old man
- Samnio -Harlequin type figure
- Began as improvisational shows
- Later became scripted
References by Quintilian
Description from Livy's
History of Rome 7.2
- Theatrical forms developed following a pestilence
- Involved non-professional actors
"In primus ex amphibolia neque illa obscura quae Atellani e more captant, nec qualia uulgo iactantur a uilissimo quoque, conuesa in maledictum fere ambiguitate..."
-Institutio Oratoria VI.III.47
Works Cited
1. Image: 3 Actors on the Stage; Fresco, Pompeii; Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli; from Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.
2. Quintilian VI. III. 47 and the Fabula Atellana; Beare, W.;The Classical Review, 1 December 1937, Vol.51(6), pp.213-215 [Peer Reviewed Journal]
3. Damen. "Section 4: Roman Drama." Classical Drama and Society. N.p., 2012. Web. Sept. 2015.
4. Image: Campania Map - http://larrythewineguy.net/tag/italian-wines/
5. Patavinius, Titus Livius. "The History of Rome, Vol. II [a Machine-readable Transcription]." The History of Rome, Vol. II [a Machine-readable Transcription]. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library, n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.
6. Image: Livy's History of Rome Text - https://blogs.princeton.edu/notabilia/
7. Image: Atellan Farce sculpture: http://whoucallinzanni.weebly.com/commedia-dellarte.html
Fresco of Atellan Farce
1st Century CE