A new performance edition makes it possible to combine the Mendelssohn music with the Shakespeare play in a successful production especially in university settings.
Hermia’s Irrisio Gentilium Philosophorum is here studied, particular focus being on its peculiar features as for style and literary genre. By way of formal analysis of Hermias’ cultural background, some new perspectives on the date of... more
Hermia’s Irrisio Gentilium Philosophorum is here studied, particular focus being on its peculiar features as for style and literary genre. By way of formal analysis of Hermias’ cultural background, some new perspectives on the date of composition of Hermias’ work are presented, and through in-depth examination of the author’s use of both pagan and christian sources Usener’s emendation at 12,4 is defended, with an Appendix on Maffacini’s Pinoculus.
