Pincombe M (2021)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2021
Edited Volumes: Staging History
Series: Ludus
Pages Range: 229-246
ISBN: 978-90-04-44950-3
DOI: 10.1163/9789004449503_010
The two neo-Latin versions of the martyrdom of John the Baptist, Jacob Schoepper's loannes decollatus and Nicholas Grimald's Archipmpheta, show adaptations of a biblical 'history' to tragic modes. Operating a distinction between veracity and verisimilitude, the plays follow classical practice, yet at the same time they also aim to offer a response to ordinary circumstances, such as a classroom environment. This exemplarity is a feature centred upon the presentation of Herod and Herodias as monsters with didactic value.
APA:
Pincombe, M. (2021). Dramatising History in Schoepper's Ioannes Decollatus and Grimald's Archipropheta. In Peter Happé, Wim Hüsken (Eds.), Staging History. (pp. 229-246).
MLA:
Pincombe, Michael. "Dramatising History in Schoepper's Ioannes Decollatus and Grimald's Archipropheta." Staging History. Ed. Peter Happé, Wim Hüsken, 2021. 229-246.
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