ID - 17260293 TI - Neo-Latin drama and theatre in early modern Europe AU - Bloemendal, Jan AU - Norland, Howard B PY - 2013 VL - 3 SN - 2211341X SN - 9789004253421 9004253424 9789004257467 9004257462 1299975860 PB - Leiden DB - UniCat KW - Latin drama, Medieval and modern KW - History and criticism KW - Roman influences KW - Neo-Latin literature KW - Theatrical science KW - Drama KW - Drama. KW - Latin drama, Medieval and modern. KW - Neulatein. KW - Theater. KW - History and criticism. KW - Roman influences. KW - Europa. KW - Latin literature, Medieval and modern KW - Latin drama, Medieval and modern - History and criticism KW - Latin drama, Medieval and modern - Roman influences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17260293 AB - 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. ER -