Gil Vicente’s Cortes de Jupiter: Some Reading Notes

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.contributor.author	Rei Matteo
dc.title	Gil Vicente’s Cortes de Jupiter: Some Reading Notes
dc.type	Journal Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://doi.org/10.14277/Ri/2037-6588/2020/113/001
dc.description.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.
dc.relation.ispartof	Rassegna iberistica
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 43 \| Issue 113 \| June 2020
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.date.issued	2020-06-19
dc.dateAccepted	2019-04-15
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-12-16
dc.identifier.issn	0392-4777
dc.identifier.eissn	2037-6588
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Gil Vicente
dc.subject	16th century Portuguese theatre
dc.subject	Beatrice of Portugal
dc.subject	John III of Portugal
dc.subject	Alexander the Great
dc.subject	China
dc.subject	Enchanted moura
dc.subject	\| Gil Vicente
dc.subject	Teatro portoghese del XVI secolo
dc.subject	Beatrice di Portogallo
dc.subject	D
dc.subject	João III
dc.subject	Alessandro Magno
dc.subject	Cina
dc.subject	Mora incantata

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Gil Vicente’s Cortes de Jupiter: Some Reading Notes

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Matteo Rei Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia

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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.

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

Language: it

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

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

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