On the use of Masks in Roman Comedy

Abstract

Since the appearance of C. Hoffer's dissertation De personarum usu in P. Terenti comoediis (Halis Saxonum, 1877) the view that masks were not worn at the original performances of the plays of Plautus and Terence has become universally accepted. This dissertation is usually cited by recent writers, who have for the most part been content to accept Hoffer's conclusions in their entirety, and the only independent investigators since the publication of the dissertation have also arrived at very similar conclusions.

T. Macci Plauti Captivi

“…Δεν αναφέρεται συγκεκριμένα στο προσωπείο, όπως θεώρησε ο Duckworth 1952: 93-4. Η χρήση των προσωπείων θεωρείται πλέον ότι αποτελούσε καθιερωμένη πρακτική στο Ρωμαϊκό θέατρο, όπως και στο Ελληνικό, ήδη από την πρώιμη εποχή του Ρωμαϊκού δράματος, βλ Gow 1912…”