The comedies of Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli, David Sices, David Sices, James B. Atkinson, James B. Atkinson
This volume of sparkling translations - "The Woman From Andros", Machiavelli's version of Terence's classic comedy; "The Mandrake", the earliest and perhaps greatest Italian theatrical classic of all; and "Clizia", a work inspired by Plautus' "Casin" - brings to life in English plays whose racy vernacular language, subtle characterisation, and innovative dramatic construction preceded Shakespeare's establishment of English-speaking theatrical comedy by more than a half century.
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Jahr:
2007
Auflage:
Bilingual ed
Verlag:
Hackett Pub
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
419
ISBN 10:
0872209024
ISBN 13:
9780872209022
Datei:
PDF, 12.50 MB
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english, 2007