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Parables on a Roman Comic Stage : Together with the Commentary of Alexius Vanegas of Toledo (1542).

Nodes, Daniel J.

Parables on a Roman Comic Stage : Together with the Commentary of Alexius Vanegas of Toledo (1542). - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (393 pages) - Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe Series ; v.7 . - Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe Series .

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgements -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎List of Illustrations -- ‎Introduction. Plautine Piety and Monastic Wit in the Samarites Comoedia of Petrus Papeus (1539) -- ‎Petrus Papeus -- ‎The Argumentum or Plot of Samarites Comoedia -- ‎The Samaritan Story and Its Exegetical Tradition -- ‎The Patristic Basis -- ‎The Medieval Legacy -- ‎Literary Hybrids -- ‎The Fusion of Parables -- ‎Medieval Compendiums -- ‎Applying Elements from the Roman Comedies to the Bible under the New Humanism -- ‎Assessment of the Resulting Compositions -- ‎Predecessors of Papeus -- ‎Contemporaries of Papeus and the Exegetical Tradition -- ‎Papeus's Samarites Comoedia: The Characters -- ‎Papeus's Special Handling of the Subject Matter -- ‎The Commentary by Alejo Vanegas -- ‎The Early Printings -- ‎Modern Edition -- ‎Text and Translation -- ‎Petri Papei Samarites Comoedia de Samaritano Euangelico -- ‎Epistola nuncupatoria -- ‎Dramatis Personae -- ‎Argumentum -- ‎Prologus -- ‎Actus primi scaena prima -- ‎Actus primi scaena secunda -- ‎Actus primi scaena tertia -- ‎Actus primi scaena quarta -- ‎Actus secundi scaena prima -- ‎Actus secundi scaena secunda -- ‎Actus secundi scaena tertia -- ‎Actus secundi scaena quarta -- ‎Actus tertii scaena prima -- ‎Actus tertii scaena secunda -- ‎Actus tertii scaena tertia -- ‎Actus tertii scaena quarta -- ‎Actus tertii scaena quinta -- ‎Actus quarti scaena prima -- ‎Actus quarti scaena secunda -- ‎Actus quarti scaena tertia -- ‎Actus quarti scaena quarta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena prima -- ‎Actus quinti scaena secunda -- ‎Actus quinti scaena tertia -- ‎Actus quinti scaena quarta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena quinta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena sexta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena septima -- ‎Morio -- ‎Peroratio -- ‎Appendix. Alexii Vanegas Commentarius -- ‎Cardinalis Ioannis Tauera ut excuderetur indulsit. ‎Petri Papei Samarites comoedia de Samaritano Euangelico -- ‎Fernandus Lunar a Secretis Capituli Sanctae Ecclesiae Toletanae Lectori Salutem -- ‎Alexius Vanegas Toletanus studiosissimo uiro Fernando de Lunar a secretis Capituli Sanctae ecclesiae Toletanae salutat -- ‎Emendationes -- ‎Alexii Vanegas Toletani in Samaritem Comoediam nuper editam, scholia tumultuaria humanissimo simul et studiosissimo uiro musarum Herculi suoque Mecoenati Fernando Lunar a secretis capituli Toletani nuncupata foeliciter comoediae fores aperiunt -- ‎Dramatis personarum interpretatio -- ‎Metrorum dramatis ratio -- ‎Argumentum -- ‎Prologus -- ‎Actus primi scaena prima -- ‎Actus primi scaena secunda -- ‎Actus primus scaena tertia -- ‎Actus primi scaena quarta -- ‎Actus secundi scaena prima -- ‎Actus secundi scaena secunda -- ‎Actus secundi scaena tertia -- ‎Actus secundi scaena quarta -- ‎Actus tertii scaena prima -- ‎Actus tertii scaena secunda -- ‎Actus tertii scaena tertia -- ‎Actus tertii scaena quarta -- ‎Actus tertii scaena quinta -- ‎Actus quarti scaena prima -- ‎Actus quarti scaena secunda -- ‎Actus quarti scaena tertia -- ‎Actus quarti scaena quarta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena prima -- ‎Actus quinti scaena secunda -- ‎Actus quinti scaena tertia -- ‎Actus quinti scaena quarta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena quinta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena sexta -- ‎Actus quinti scaena septima -- ‎Morio -- ‎Peroratio -- ‎Bibliography -- ‎Primary Sources -- ‎Secondary Sources -- ‎Index.

Daniel Nodes presents a critical edition of the Samarites (1539) by Flemish schoolmaster Petrus Papeus. The play blends gospel narrative, characters from ancient Roman comedy, and elements of medieval morality plays into a stage production designed to educate, edify and entertain.

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Jesus Christ-Parables-Drama.
Papeus, Petrus,-active 16th century-Translations into English.
Latin drama (Comedy)-History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PA8555.P327 .P374 2017

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