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23%OFFNiccolo Machiavelli - The Comedies of Machiavelli - 9780872209015 - V9780872209015
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The Comedies of Machiavelli

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Description for The Comedies of Machiavelli Paperback. Features translations of "The Woman From Andros"; "The Mandrake"; and "Clizia", a work inspired by Plautus' "Casin". This work explores 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. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.

Though better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia--works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining virtue amid the twists and turns of fortune.

Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872209015
SKU
V9780872209015
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About Niccolo Machiavelli
David Sices is Professor Emeritus of French and Italian, Dartmouth College. James B. Atkinson is an independent scholar.

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