Reading due Sept. 22:

Comedy, Atellane Farce, and Mime

Reading due Oct. 1: 

The experience of Roman Comedy.

Reading Due Oct. 8: 

Laughter in Ancient Rome, “Questions of Laughter”/”The History of Laughter”

The Stagecraft and Performance of Roman Comedy, “Masks”

Reading due Oct. 22:

Fontaine, Michael. Funny Words in Plautine Comedy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. (“Innuendo and the Audience,” pages 149-200).

Reading due Nov. 5:

Beard, Mary. Laughter in Ancient Rome. On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up. Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2014. (“Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek,” pages 70-95.)