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Leo Africanus discovers comedy : theatre and poetry across the Mediterranean / Natalie Zemon Davis.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) DT19.7.L46 D38 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928-2023, author.
- Series:
- Essays and studies (Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies) ; 51.
- Essays and studies ; 51
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africanists--Europe--Biography.
- Africanists.
- Theater--Africa, North--History.
- Theater.
- Theater--Italy--History.
- Arabic poetry--History and criticism.
- Arabic poetry.
- Italian poetry--History and criticism.
- Italian poetry.
- Intellectual life.
- Leo, Africanus, approximately 1492-approximately 1550.
- Leo.
- Aristotle. Poetics.
- Aristotle.
- Europe--Intellectual life.
- Europe.
- Arab countries--Intellectual life.
- Arab countries.
- Poetics (Aristotle).
- Italy.
- North Africa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Using the North African diplomat Hasan al-Wazzan, known in Europe as Leo Africanus (c. 1488-after 1532), as its guide, this book offers a comparative journey through the worlds of Arabic and Italian theatre and poetics in the late medieval and early modern period (1300-1600). Special attention to theatrical performances in Rome and in Italy in general, as well as in Tunis, Cairo, and in North Africa in general."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-211) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928- Leo Africanus discovers comedy.
- ISBN:
- 9780772722126
- 0772722129
- OCLC:
- 1252779065
- Publisher Number:
- 99993021464
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