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The scruffy scoundrels : a new English translation of Gli Straccioni in a dual-language edition / Annibal Caro ; translated with introduction and notes by Donald Beecher and Massimo Ciavolella.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caro, Annibal, 1507-1566, author.
- Series:
- Italica Press Renaissance and modern plays series.
- Italica Press Renaissance and Modern Plays Series
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- European drama--Renaissance, 1450-1600--History and criticism.
- European drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xlviii, 172 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Italica Press, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English and Italian.
- Summary:
- "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 attempted to effect reform"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59910-334-6
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