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RONALD VINCE deposited The Sacrifice of Isaac as Psycho-Moral Drama in the group
Early Modern Theater on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoThe horror of the situation at the center of the story of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis has historically prompted a myriad of attempts to reconcile the apparently sadistic demands of God with normal human sensibilities. The tension–both in the story itself and in critical reactions to the story–is inherently dramatic, but the…[Read more]
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo Samples: Psalm 51, March 21 2022 in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 3 years, 10 months agoGB Folengo Commentry on Psalm 51, translated into English with brief annotations
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo Samples: Psalm 51, March 21 2022 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 10 months agoGB Folengo Commentry on Psalm 51, translated into English with brief annotations
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Jonas Richter deposited Höllfahren: Ein Überblick in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 10 months agooverview on the history of the card game “Höllfahren” or “in die Höll”
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Elodie Paillard deposited Looking for Sociolects in Classical Greek Tragedy: A Digital Tool for Measuring Linguistic/Discursive Complexity in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 3 years, 11 months agoThis paper re-examines the question of the presence of distinct sociolects in Classical Athenian tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides). While the general idea is that all characters in tragedy spoke a similar language, without much distinction between sociolects that could have marked their socio-political status, some recent research has…[Read more]
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Thomas Dabbs posted an update in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years agoThis is a talk with David Sterling Brown, currently an ACLS/Mellon Scholars and Society Fellow with The Racial Imaginary Institute. This conversation includes a look at recent initiatives that explore whiteness and modern racial conflict through the performance and study of Shakespeare: https://youtu.be/UJnSVBz9ujg.
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Maciej Junkiert deposited Cyprian Norwid and the History of Greece in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 4 years agoAncient Greek history holds a special place in the works of many 19th-c. writers. The same goes for Cyprian Norwid, one of the most eminent poets in the history of Polish literature, a thinker, and an artist. This book scrutinizes Norwid’s fascination with Greek history and culture, especially his peculiar synthesis of Greek thought and C…[Read more]
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Elodie Paillard deposited Greek to Latin and Back: Did Roman Theatre Change Greek Theatre? in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month agoChapter on the interactions between Roman theatrical tradition and late dramatic production in Greek language.
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Elodie Paillard deposited “Theatre”, “Paratheatre”, “Metatheatre”: What are we talking about? in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month agoIntroductory chapter to the collective volume ‘Theatre and Metatheare: Definitions, Problems, Limits’
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Elodie Paillard deposited Theatre and Metatheatre: Definitions, Problems, Limits in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month agoThe aim of this book is to explore the definition(s) of ‘theatre’ and ‘metatheatre’ that scholars use when studying the ancient Greek world. Although in modern languages their meaning is mostly straightforward, both concepts become problematical when applied to ancient reality. In fact, ‘theatre’ as well as ‘metatheatre’ are used in many differe…[Read more]
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Luís Henriques deposited Two mid-sixteenth-century Cecilian parody masses in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoMusical celebrations of the feast of St Cecilia were common in Europe since the fifteenth century and throughout the sixteenth century. Of the many composers who wrote music for this festivity we find four mid-sixteenth-century compositions by French composers. Two motets Cantantibus orgnis and Cecilia virgo gloriosa – by Pierre Certon which…[Read more]
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Maciej Junkiert deposited Revolution, Trauer, Tragik. Der zweite Teil der „Dziady” von Adam Mickiewicz als Trauerspiel in the group
Classical Tradition on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoDer Vergleich der Auswirkungen der Französischen Revolution auf die Literatur und Kultur in Polen und in den deutschen Staaten ist sehr schwierig. Die polnischen Schriftsteller und Denker der ersten und zweiten Romantikergeneration sind zu spät geboren worden, um Zeugen der Französichen Revolution zu sein. Für die Älteren, wie Kazimierz Brod…[Read more]
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Ann E Mullaney deposited Dialogi quos Pomiliones vocat (Dialogs he Calls Short Pieces) in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoThe first section of the text of the unusual 1533 volume published by both Giovanni Battista and Teofilo Folengo: dialogues and prose pieces, inclduing the first of the Psalms commentaries published, together with a translation into English and annotations.
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Ann E Mullaney deposited Dialogi quos Pomiliones vocat (Dialogs he Calls Short Pieces) in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoThe first section of the text of the unusual 1533 volume published by both Giovanni Battista and Teofilo Folengo: dialogues and prose pieces, inclduing the first of the Psalms commentaries published, together with a translation into English and annotations.
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo 1555 Commentaries on Letters of the Apostles, James, Peter and John (1546) in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoSurprising volume of what looks like biblical commentary but is parody and erotica
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo 1555 Commentaries on Letters of the Apostles, James, Peter and John (1546) in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoSurprising volume of what looks like biblical commentary but is parody and erotica
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo Commentary on the Psalms 1543 in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoOversized volume of biblical commentary published in 1543 (and again in 1549, 1557, 1585, 1594) that is actually a parody which features the erotic lexicon popular in its day
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo Commentary on the Psalms 1543 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoOversized volume of biblical commentary published in 1543 (and again in 1549, 1557, 1585, 1594) that is actually a parody which features the erotic lexicon popular in its day
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo: Glossary of works in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoGlossary of approximately 11,800 Latin words with English translations from GB Folengo’s works (1543-1559)
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Ann E Mullaney deposited GB Folengo: Glossary of works in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 2 months agoGlossary of approximately 11,800 Latin words with English translations from GB Folengo’s works (1543-1559)
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