Pier Paolo Vergerio and the Paulus, a Latin comedy
By: Michael Katchmer.
Contributors: Vergerio, Pietro Paolo, 1370-1444.
Series: Studies in the humanities : literature-politics-society ;; v. 36; Studies in the humanities (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 36.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Vergerio, Pietro Paolo, 1370-1444.; College and school drama, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism.; College and school drama, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English.; Latin drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.; Latin drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English.; Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Italy -- Biography.; Italy -- Intellectual life -- 1268-1559.
Description: Pier Paolo Vergerio (c.1370-1444) was an important humanist of the early Italian Renaissance. His comic play, the Paulus, written in the 1390s, is the earliest extant Latin humanist comedy, a genre that combined elements of Roman and contemporary comedy. It is a cautionary tale about the dangers of wild living for a student of the liberal arts. This book features the first English translation of the Paulus. Preceding the translation is a thorough biography of Vergerio.

Background material on the play's date and on staging the play is also included.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-145).
Includes appendix: The Paulus of Pier Paolo Vergerio.