The scruffy scoundrels : a new English translation of Gli Straccioni in a dual-language edition /

"Annibal Caro's 'Scruffy Scoundrels' presents a new English translation of 'Gli straccioni' in a dual-language edition with a new introduction and notes. This play provides a comic look at the chaos and corruption of Rome in the 16th century as powerful families attempt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Caro, Annibal, 1507-1566 (Author)
Other Authors: Beecher, Donald (Translator), Ciavolella, Massimo, 1942- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: New York : Italica Press, 2016.
Series:Italica Press Renaissance and modern plays series.
Subjects:
1450-1600
European drama > Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Italian drama (Comedy)
Théâtre européen > 1450-1600 (Renaissance)
Comédie italienne.
HISTORY / Renaissance
European drama > Renaissance
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • About the translators
  • Introduction
  • A brief life
  • Literary production
  • The genesis of Gli Straccioni and subsequent publication
  • Further critical and historical considerations
  • The plot
  • The language
  • The translation
  • Select bibliography
  • The scruffy scoundrels.

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