English

Malaki

27 February, 14:25

What is the main idea of the paragraph below? Drama languished in Europe after the fall of Rome during the fifth and sixth centuries. From about A. D. 400 to 900 almost no record of dramatic productions exists except for those of minstrels and other entertainers, such as acrobats and jugglers, who traveled through the countryside. The Catholic church was instrumental in suppressing drama because the theater-represented by the excesses of Roman productions - was seen as subversive. No state-sponsored festivals brought people together in huge theaters the way they had in Greek and Roman times. (Adapted from Michael Meyer, The Bedford Introduction to Literature)