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... play . The German humanist Albert von Eyb , chamberlain to Pope Pius II , so esteemed the play that he published passages from it in his rhetorical work Margarita poetica ( 1475 ) , erroneously attributing it to the onetime secretary of ...
... play . The German humanist Albert von Eyb , chamberlain to Pope Pius II , so esteemed the play that he published passages from it in his rhetorical work Margarita poetica ( 1475 ) , erroneously attributing it to the onetime secretary of ...
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... play , some characters speak an affected , artificial Petrarchan language . The fullness of life's experience , from coarse criminal circles up to ultrarefined lovers , shows itself in the language of the play . Structurally , this ...
... play , some characters speak an affected , artificial Petrarchan language . The fullness of life's experience , from coarse criminal circles up to ultrarefined lovers , shows itself in the language of the play . Structurally , this ...
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... play , this comedy deals with human characters who acquire symbolic value either because of their moral qualities or be- cause of their dramatic circumstances . Ricchi's allegory is not altogether successful . Although Girifalco is ...
... play , this comedy deals with human characters who acquire symbolic value either because of their moral qualities or be- cause of their dramatic circumstances . Ricchi's allegory is not altogether successful . Although Girifalco is ...
Contents
THE CREATION OF A Modern | 233 |
Appendix 1 Plots of Latin Plays | 245 |
Appendix 2 Plots of Italian Plays | 261 |
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