Van Abelard tot Zoroaster
Subtitle: literaire en historische figuren vanaf de renaissance in literatuur, muziek, beeldende kunst en theater
By: Léon Stapper & Peter Altena & Michel Uyen.
Contributors: Altena, Peter; Uyen, Michel
Publisher: SUN
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Nijmegen
Language: dut
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature -- Dictionaries -- Dutch.; European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism.; Renaissance.
Description: This book (one in a series covering European culture from Antiquity to the present day) gives descriptions of famous literary and historical characters, the stories and events connected with their person and their reception in later ages. Each item gives a an extensive survey of the character's appearance in literature, art, music and cinema. The book includes characters from the Renaissance onwards, such as Byron, Casanova, Don Quijote, Falstaff, Faust, Luther, Mary Stuart, Napoleon, Shylock and Wilhelm Tell.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-265).