In the fabula togata or tabernaria the surroundings of the comedy were Roman, in the fabula palliata Greek, as in Plautus' plays.
The fabula Atellana was a species of farce adopted by the Romans from the Oscan town of Atella in Campania.
Volcacius Sedigitus wrote verse on literary history up to the time of the fabula palliata.
The well-known characters of the fabula Atellana are retained, as is seen from the titles.
This, in its turn, contained elements of theFabula palliata and togata.
Its only interest is as the single extant specimen of the fabula praetexta, or drama with a Roman subject and characters.
Another kind of comedy, in which Roman characters and scenes were represented, though even in this kind of plays the plots were derived from Greek originals, was called fabula togata, because the actors wore the Roman toga.
In these respects Afranius seems to have differed little from Titinius and Atta, but his plays had apparently less local color than theirs, and thus approached more nearly the character of the fabula palliata as developed by Terence.
Of the fabula togata, Roman comedy in Roman dress, little need be said.
Of this latter kind of plays only a few fragments are preserved, and it seems never to have been so popular as the fabula palliata.
This kind of play was called at Rome fabula palliata because the actors wore the pallium, or Greek costume.
He was the originator of the fabula trabeata, named from the trabea, the distinctive costume of the equestrian rank.
The titles of twelve tragedies are known, in addition to one fabula praetexta, the Paulus, written in honor of the victory of L.
The Fabula Praetexta entitled Octavia is not by Seneca.
As their own history was of supreme interest to the Romans at all times, it is difficult on any other supposition to explain the failure of the 'fabula praetextata' in gaining the public ear.
It was during this period also that the Fabula Atellana was raised by L.
Fabula docet that while the end is everything, the means is something.
Hæc fabula docet that it is not a good plan to call at houses without first ascertaining who is at home there.
The satyric element seems, however, never to have become really popular, thefabula saltica as we know it dealing mainly with tragic or highly emotional themes.
From this peculiar and to us ridiculous form of entertainment it is a small step to the fabula saltica, which was at once nearer the legitimate drama and further from it.
Its chief interest lies in the fact that it is the one surviving example of a fabula praetexta, or tragedy, drawn from Roman life.
The New Comedy of Athens, as transferred to the Roman stage, had given ground before the advance of the mime and the fabula Atellana.
Est multi fabula plena joci=--It is a story full of 15 fun.
Quantum nobis nostrisque hæc fabula de Christo profuerit notum est=--Every one knows what a godsend this story about Christ has been to us and our order.
Hæc fabula docet that one should not keep three-fourths of his capital lying idle.
Our Johann Fabula came too to wish him joy in the name of the fisher-folk.
He sent for Johann Fabulaand said to him, "Johann, you are getting old; many hardships have aged you.
Our Herr Johann Fabula had been appointed overseer of the whole flotilla: there was nothing for him to do.
Master Fabula looked askance at the purifier under his hood, and shrugged his shoulders.
Master Fabula makes the tiller fast and leaves it.
And they say too that your name is Fabula, and that Fabula means just the same as a pocketful of lies.
He wished to go on foot as far as the wharf, where Fabula was busy with the lading of his ships.
Herr Fabula cleared his throat violently, and said, "We can but try.
Even Master Fabula was loud in its praise; for he was present at the loading of the flour.
Johann Fabula turned not one but three somersaults all across the floor, and then three back again; and then stood straight on his legs again before Timar.
We read your melodious story through, but we have read other stories since, and only its haec fabula docet remains very fresh.
Haec fabula docet," comments Flaxius, "that there be others besides Tyll Eulenspiegel who make mischief by fulfilling laws too literally.
Haec fabula docet," adds the wise Flaxius, "this story suggests a reason why a certain kind of ladies of ecclesiastical proclivities are always called tabbies.
Haec fabula docet," wrote Flaxius as he revised the proof with a red-lead pencil, for which he had paid a penny in the Calzolaio.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fabula" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
