CLST 101 Lecture : March 25, 2013- Literacy, Literature and Power.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 101
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

A large part of the population as able to read and write. There was great interest in having libraries, and in 39 bce asinius pollio set up the first public library. Pliny the younger donated a library in comum. Libraries were frequently located in the baths. Literature and texts circulated through rome through speaking to an audience (theatre, speeches etc. : stage plays at the ludi. C. 200 bce 11 days a year were dedicated to stage plays. Under augustus this number was increased to 43 days. The first permanent theatre in rome was built by pompey in 55 bce . The theatre of marcellus was dedicated in 11 bce. The curia was the senate-house which was started by caesar but finished by. Recitatio (pl. recitations) reading: this is where authors read their new books or their works in progress. Literary dinner: where poems were recited over the course of dinner. Sheets of papyrus were glued together to form a scroll.