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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gary R Grund (Translation), Gary R. Grund (Translation), Grund Gary R. (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2011
• EAN: 9780674057258
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05725-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 23 mm
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP) CONTINS PASS TO - [e-mail]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; DRAMA / General, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights