Thomas W. Best

Cosmarchia

Edited and Translated by Thomas W. Best

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first critical edition and generally available translation of the short allegorical comedy Cosmarchia by Jacob Bidermann, the best-known Jesuit dramatist. Adapting a parable from Barlaam and Joasaph , Bidermann urges holy war aginst the deceitfulness of worldly life.

Produktdetails

• Bibliotheca Neolatina 4
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 04305
• Neuausg.
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9783261043054
• ISBN-10: 3261043059
• Artikelnr.: 28184760

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: The innocent dupe, Promethes, who is unwittingly crowned king for a year instead of permanently, as he at first believes, is disillusioned in time to turn the tables on his fraudulent subjects. A short introduction in English precedes the Latin text and English translation in this edition, which also includes a detailed commentary.