Title: Pier Paolo Vergerio and the Paulus, a Latin comedy
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Translations into English, College and school drama, Latin (Medieval and modern), Latin drama (Comedy), History and criticism, Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern), Intellectual life, Biography, Italian drama, history and criticism
Places: Italy
People: Pietro Paolo Vergerio (1370-1444)
Time periods: 1268-1559
LC classification: PA8585.V397 P385 1998