| Pier Paolo Vergerio and the «Paulus», a Latin Comedy Contributor(s): Mermier, Guy R. (Editor), Katchmer, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820437875 ISBN-13: 9780820437873 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 872.04 |
| LCCN: 97038105 |
| Series: Studies in the Humanities: Literature-Politics-Society |
| Physical Information: 145 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pier Paolo Vergerio (c. 1370-1444) was an important humanist of the early Italian Renaissance. His educational treatise, "De ingenuis moribus," was the most influential Renaissance work on education before Erasmus. His comic play, the "Paulus," written in the 1390s, is the earliest extant Latin humanist comedy, a genre that combined elements of Roman and contemporary comedy. It is a cautionary tale about the dangers of wild living for a student of the liberal arts. This book features the first English translation of the "Paulus." Preceding the translation is a thorough biography of Vergerio. Background material on the play's date and on staging the play is also included. |
