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From circa 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.

Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- History and criticism --- Roman influences --- Neo-Latin literature --- Theatrical science --- Drama --- Drama. --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern. --- Neulatein. --- Theater. --- History and criticism. --- Roman influences. --- Europa. --- Latin literature, Medieval and modern --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern - History and criticism --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern - Roman influences

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Drama --- Neo-Latin literature --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- Chorus (Drama) --- Chorus --- History and criticism

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Le théâtre néo-latin est longtemps resté en marge de l’histoire du théâtre français. Les pièces conservées ont souffert en effet de divers a priori : composées en latin par d’obscurs « Apollons de collège », elles ont semblé scolaires et didactiques ; écrites par des érudits qui ne songeaient pas à la scène, elles ont paru coupées de la création dramatique contemporaine. Depuis quelques décennies, cependant, bien des chercheurs mettent en question ces certitudes. Certains textes font l’objet d’un intense travail d’exégèse et d’édition, d’autres demeurent peu étudiés. L’heure n’est pas encore aux bilans. Le présent volume entend plutôt donner à découvrir une riche production, dont les auteurs ont non seulement exploré des voies originales mais aussi fécondé une part du théâtre français. Une anthologie complète le volume et illustre l’inventivité des dramaturges néo-latins de la Renaissance française.

Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- History and criticism --- Theatrical science --- Drama --- Neo-Latin literature --- drama [literature] --- anno 1500-1599 --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern - France - History and criticism --- drama [discipline]

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"Jesuits in the East were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active as missionaries, they also produced linguistic, religious and cultural tracts, regional chronicles, and thousands of Latin plays written in imitation of classical Greco-Roman theatre. An intriguing yet underexplored segment of Jesuit school theatre is that which stages non-classical, non-Western subjects such as Japan, and this volume is the first to present Latin texts of two of these plays alongside full English translations, commentaries and an extensive introduction. The plays in question - Martyrs of Japan and Victor the Japanese - were performed in Koblenz and Munich, in 1625 and 1665 respectively, and have been collected from original 17th-century manuscripts. They were based on specific events which took place in Japan in 1597 and 1613, and their main characters are historical Japanese Catholic converts of the warrior class and their pagan peers. The juxtaposition of the Latin texts and new English translations makes the plays newly accessible to a wide readership, shedding light on the ways in which Western classical humanism rooted in ancient Mediterranean theatre became intertwined with momentous historical developments both in Japan and Europe to produce these unique spectacles. The introduction and commentary examine the historical, cultural and literary contexts and provide guidance on interpretative and stylistic issues, allowing for a rich appreciation of the plays both as loci of classical receptions and as particular receptions of the exotic Orient in early modern Europe."--

Neo-Latin literature --- Jesuit theater --- Jesuit drama --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- History --- History and criticism --- Japan --- In literature.

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Neo-Latin literature --- Drama --- Latin drama --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- Appreciation --- History and criticism --- Roman influences --- Latin literature, Medieval and modern --- Théâtre (genre littéraire) latin médiéval et moderne --- Théâtre (genre littéraire) latin --- Histoire et critique --- Appréciation --- Histoire et critique. --- Appréciation --- Latin drama - Appreciation - Europe - Congresses --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern - History and criticism - Congresses --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern - Roman influences - Congresses --- Théâtre (genre littéraire) latin médiéval et moderne --- Théâtre (genre littéraire) latin