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Author Bloemendal, Jan

Title Neo-Latin Drama in Early Modern Europe
Published Brill, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Drama and theatre in early modern Europe ; 3
Drama and theatre in early modern Europe ; 3.
Contents Neo-Latin Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations ; Preface ; Map showing places of Neo-Latin dramatic activity ; 1. Introduction: Neo-Latin Drama: Contexts, Contents and Currents; 2. Neo-Latin Theatre in Italy ; 3. Neo-Latin Humanist and Protestant Drama in Germany ; 4. Jesuit Theatre in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
5. Neo-Latin Drama in the Low Countries 6. Humanist Neo-Latin Drama in France ; 7. Jesuit Neo-Latin Tragedy in France ; 8. Neo-Latin Drama in Britain ; 9. Neo-Latin Drama in Spain, Portugal and Latin America; 10. Central and Eastern European Countries ; 11. Latin Drama in the Nordic Countries ; Works Cited
About the Authors Index of Names ; Index of Geographical Names ; Index of Anonymous Plays ; Index of Subjects
Summary Neo-Latin drama and theatre is a genre that was most often practised in early modern Europe. Humanists, Protestants and Roman Catholics wrote plays for the intellectual and moral education of students, and the entertainment of the audience. In this volume, a historical overview of Neo-Latin drama is given, as well as analyses of separate plays
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
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Subject Latin drama, Medieval and modern -- Europe
Latin drama, Medieval and modern
Europe
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299975860
9781299975866
9789004253421
9789004257467
9004257462
9004253424