Neo-Latin Drama in Early Modern Europe (Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe, 3)

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. From ca. 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. From ca. 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 Jan Bloemendal, Jean-Frdric Chevalier, Cora Dietl, Mathieu Ferrand, Howard Norland, Joaqun Pascual Barea, Fidel Rdle, and Raija Sarasti Willenius. 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 "This volume is intended as an overview of Neo-Latin drama from its beginnings in the late fourteenth to the mid seventeenth century when the humanist genre slowly gave way to popular vernacular productions and the growing Jesuit theatre."--Preface, p. [xi]