Pier Paolo Vergerio and the "Paulus", a Latin comedy:

Pier Paolo Vergerio (c.1370-1444) was an important humanist of the early Italian Renaissance. 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...

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Main Authors: Katchmer, Michael (Author), Vergerius, Petrus Paulus 1370-1444 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:German
Published: New York [u.a.] Lang 1998
Series:Studies in the humanities 36
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Pier Paolo Vergerio (c.1370-1444) was an important humanist of the early Italian Renaissance. 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
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 139 - 145
Physical Description:145 S.
ISBN:0820437875

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