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L’Almerigo

L’Almerigo

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L’Almerigo: Tragedia

by ZINANO [or ZINANI], Gabriele

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First edition of this Renaissance tragedy in five acts accompanied by the author's essay on the theory on the tragic genre. Zinano, or Zinani, did not produce drama only: three of his best-known works are in fact political essays detailing the prerogatives of various components of a Republic. The Almerigo puts into practice what the theoretical essay outlines as a new aesthetic for playwright: the two principal elements of dramatic success, Zinano states, are the plot (the inventiveness and originality of which must strive to move the audience by taking the action away from simple 'truth') and the diction of the actors, whose rendition has to emphasize the 'pathetic' and moving elements.

Provenance: Henry Ward Poole (1825–1890) was an American surveyor, educator and writer on and inventor of systems of musical tuning. He was brother of William Frederick Poole, librarian of the Boston Athenaeum.

Allacci 34; Biblioteca Modenese V 427; Clubb 886; Regenstein 640.

2 works in 1 vol., 8vo, pp. [x], 191, [1]; [iv], 29, [1]; dedication dated 15 October 1590, the second work with separate title-page and pagination but continuous register; woodcut printer's device on titles, head- and tail-pieces, initials; a very good copy, in nineteenth-century deep-green half calf, flat spine filleted and lettered in gilt, marbled boards; old ownership stamp to the title, contemporary inscription (illegible), ownership inscription of the Boston civil engineer Henry Ward Poole (dated 1859).

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
L’Almerigo
Author
ZINANO [or ZINANI], Gabriele
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Ercoliano Bartoli
Place of Publication
Reggio
Date Published
[1590]
Size
8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs

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