Miguel Venegas and the earliest Jesuit theater : choruses for tragedies in sixteenth-century Europe /

"In Miguel Venegas and the Earliest Jesuit Theater, Margarida Miranda takes a fresh look at the origins of Jesuit theater and provides a detailed account of the life and work of Miguel Venegas (1529-after 1588) within the Iberian tradition. The book details Venegas's role as the founder of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miranda, Maria Margarida Lopes de, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Colección:Jesuit studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 23.
Temas:
Venegas, Miguel, > 1531- > Criticism and interpretation.
1500-1599
Jesuit theater > Portugal > History > 16th century.
Latin drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Théâtre jésuite > Portugal > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Tragédie latine > Histoire et critique.
Jesuit theater
Latin drama (Tragedy)
Portugal
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Miguel Venegas and the Earliest Jesuit Theater, Margarida Miranda takes a fresh look at the origins of Jesuit theater and provides a detailed account of the life and work of Miguel Venegas (1529-after 1588) within the Iberian tradition. The book details Venegas's role as the founder of Jesuit theater in Portugal and the creator of a new musical genre, choruses for tragedies, which was gradually codified and emulated by successive generations of Jesuits. Venegas's Latin tragedies in turn provided the model for regular dramatic activities in the global network of Jesuit schools, including, significantly, the first tragedies to be staged in Rome: Saul Gelboeus and Achabus, both of which had originally been performed in Coimbra in the mid-sixteenth century"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004407057
9789004407053
ISSN:2214-3289 ;

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