Neo-latin drama in early modern europe.

• Superior document: Drama and theatre in early modern Europe ; 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Bloemendal, Jan, 1961-; Norland, Howard B.,
• Place / Publishing House: [S.l.] : : Brill,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (808 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

From circa 1300 a new genre developed in European literature, Neo-Latin drama. Building on medieval drama, vernacular theatre and classical drama, it spread around Europe. It was often used as a means to educate young boys in Latin, in acting and in moral issues. Comedies, tragedies and mixed forms were written. The Societas Jesu employed Latin drama in their education and public relations on a large scale. They had borrowed the concept of this drama from the humanist and Protestant gymnasia, and perfected it to a multi media show. However, the genre does not receive the attention that it deserves. In this volume, a historical overview of this genre is given, as well as analyses of separate plays. Contributors include: Jan Bloemendal, Jean-Frédéric Chevalier, Cora Dietl, Mathieu Ferrand, Howard Norland, Joaquín Pascual Barea, Fidel Rädle, and Raija Sarasti Willenius.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Introduction: Neo-Latin Drama: Contexts, Contents and Currents / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Neo-Latin Theatre in Italy / Jean-Frédéric Chevalier -- Neo-Latin Humanist and Protestant Drama in Germany / Cora Dietl -- Jesuit Theatre in Germany, Austria and Switzerland / Fidel Rädle -- Neo-Latin Drama in the Low Countries / Jan Bloemendal -- Humanist Neo-Latin Drama in France / Mathieu Ferrand -- Jesuit Neo-Latin Tragedy in France / Jean-Frédéric Chevalier -- Neo-Latin Drama in Britain / Howard B. Norland -- Neo-Latin Drama in Spain, Portugal and Latin America / Joaquín Pascual Barea -- Central and Eastern European Countries / Jan Bloemendal -- Latin Drama in the Nordic Countries / Raija Sarasti-Wilenius -- Works Cited / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- About the Authors / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Index of Names / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Index of Geographical Names / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Index of Anonymous Plays / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland -- Index of Subjects / Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland.