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.
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.
The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia
416The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia
416Paperback(Bilingual)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780872209015 |
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Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 09/15/2007 |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Edition description: | Bilingual |
Pages: | 416 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d) |