L' Anconitana The Woman from Ancona |
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| Author:
| Ruzante, |
| Contribution by:
| Dersofi, Nancy |
| Series title: | Biblioteca Italiana Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-08526-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1994 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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In Italy Angelo Beolco, called Ruzante, is recognized as the most original of the Italian Renaissance dramatists. However, his plays are hardly known in English, mainly because few translators have been able to take on the Pavano dialect Ruzante employed for the character he played. With Nancy Dersofi's vigorous and faithful translation of
L'Anconitana, presented opposite the authoritative version of the Italian text, Ruzante's most successful play is now available to...
More DescriptionIn Italy Angelo Beolco, called Ruzante, is recognized as the most original of the Italian Renaissance dramatists. However, his plays are hardly known in English, mainly because few translators have been able to take on the Pavano dialect Ruzante employed for the character he played. With Nancy Dersofi's vigorous and faithful translation of L'Anconitana, presented opposite the authoritative version of the Italian text, Ruzante's most successful play is now available to English-speaking audiences for the first time.