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"Humanist Tragedies" offers a sampling of Latin drama from the Tre- and Quattrocento. These five tragedies--"Ecerinis," "Achilleis," "Progne," "Hyempsal," and "Fernandus servatus"--were nourished by a potent amalgam of classical, medieval, and pre-humanist sources. Humanist tragedy testifies to momentous changes in literary conventions during the Renaissance.
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"Humanist Tragedies" offers a sampling of Latin drama from the Tre- and Quattrocento. These five tragedies--"Ecerinis," "Achilleis," "Progne," "Hyempsal," and "Fernandus servatus"--were nourished by a potent amalgam of classical, medieval, and pre-humanist sources. Humanist tragedy testifies to momentous changes in literary conventions during the Renaissance.
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| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
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| Release year | 2011 |
| Cover type | Hardcover |
| EAN | 9780674057258 |