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Gil Vicente’s Cortes de Jupiter: Some Reading Notes

Matteo Rei    Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia    

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abstract

The Portuguese playwright and poet Gil Vicente is celebrated as one of Western literature greatest playwrights, as well as the most important dramatic author of Portuguese literature. Cortes de Jupiter (1521) is an excellent example of his unique style and one of his most fascinating plays. This article is intended to analyse some excerpts of this work, that deal with such themes as the representation of crown prince D. João, the presence of a Moorish female character and of her peculiar jargon, the wedding of the infanta Beatriz that gave Vicente the opportunity to stage his play.

Published
June 19, 2020
Accepted
Dec. 16, 2019
Submitted
April 15, 2019
Language
IT

Keywords: 16th century Portuguese theatre • João III • Alessandro Magno • Beatrice di Portogallo • Cina • Enchanted moura • Gil Vicente • John III of Portugal • Teatro portoghese del XVI secolo • D • | Gil Vicente • Alexander the Great • China • Beatrice of Portugal • Mora incantata

permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Ri/2037-6588/2020/113/001

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