Humanist Tragedies

Informationen zum Autor Gary R. Grund is Professor of English Literature, Rhode Island College. Klappentext "Humanist Tragedies" offers a sampling of Latin drama from the Tre- and Quattrocento. These five tragedies--"Ecerinis," "Achilleis," "Progne," "Hyempsal," and "Fernandus servatus"--were nourished by a potent amalgam of classical, medieval, and pre-humanist sources. Humanist tragedy testifies to momentous changes in literary conventions during the Renaissance. Zusammenfassung Humanist Tragedies offers a sampling of Latin drama from the Tre- and Quattrocento. These five tragedies—Ecerinis, Achilleis, Progne, Hyempsal, and Fernandus servatus—were nourished by a potent amalgam of classical, medieval, and pre-humanist sources. Humanist tragedy testifies to momentous changes in literary conventions during the Renaissance.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Gary R. Grund (Übersetzung), Gary R Grund (Übersetzung), Grund Gary R. (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.03.2011
• Thema: Sachbuch > Musik, Film, Theater; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Mittelalter
• EAN: 9780674057258
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05725-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 384
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 14 x 21 x 2.3 cm
• Serie: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP) CONTINS PASS TO - [e-mail]
• Themen: DRAMA / General, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights