1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996391029603316

Autore

Matthieu Pierre <1563-1621.>

Titolo

Vnhappy prosperity [[electronic resource] ] : Expressed in the history of Ælius Seianus and Philippa the Catanian. With observations upon the fall of Seianus. Lastly, certain considerations upon the life and services of Monsieur Villeroy. Translated out of the originals by Sr. T.H

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Thomas Harper, and are to be sold by Nicholas Vavasour at his shop in the Inner Temple, 1639

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

[12], 72, 69-475, [7], 481-582 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

T. H, Sir,  <d. 1640.> (Thomas Hawkins)

BoccaccioGiovanni <1313-1375.>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Author's dedication signed: P. Mathieu.

A translation of: Aelius Sejanus, histoire romaine.

Sir T.H. = Sir Thomas Hawkins.

Translated as a satire on the fall of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. The translation differs from STC 17664 and 17665, but appears to be from the same French text as the former version.

"Vnhappy prosperity: or, Philippa the Catanian. Writtenin [sic] French by P. Mathieu; and translated into English by Sr. Th. Hawkins. Second edition" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. It is a translation of "Histoire des prosperitez malheureuses d'une femme cathenoise, grande seneschalle de Naples", based on a story from "De casibus illustrium virorum" by Giovanni Boccaccio.

Both aforementioned works are supposed to have been written by Matthieu originally to represent the rise and fall of Concino Concini and his wife, Léonora Galigaï.

"Observations upon the fall of Seianus· Written in Italian by Gio. Baptista Manzini. And translated into English by Sr. T.H. Second edition" has separately dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. It is a translation of: Della peripetia di fortuna.

"Considerations upon the life and services of Monsieur Villeroy. Translated out of French by Sr. T.H. Second edition" has separately dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. It is a



translation of "Remarques d'estat et d'histoire, sur la vie et les services de Monsieur de Villeroy" by Matthieu.

The engraved frontispiece is signed: W· Marshall, sculp:.

Reproduction of the original in Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910146135903321

Autore

Scodel Ruth

Titolo

Whither Quo vadis? [[electronic resource] ] : Sienkiewicz's novel in film and television / / Ruth Scodel and Anja Bettenworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-11604-5

9786612116049

1-4443-0612-X

1-4443-0613-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BettenworthAnja

Disciplina

791.43/75

791.4372

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Rome In motion pictures

Rome On television

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-274) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Novel and film -- Adapting the narrative -- Gender and ethnicity -- Political institutions, political subtexts -- The Roman people -- Religion and religious authority in Quo vadis? -- Conclusions -- Exkursus : Chilo's mother : a peculiarity of the German translations of Quo vadis?

Sommario/riassunto

Whither Quo Vadis? offers an engaging account of how the Roman world and its history are represented in film and the way in which the different adaptations reflect the shifting historical situations and ideological concerns of their own times. Explores five surviving film



adaptations - Guazzoni's of 1912; D'Annunzio/Jacoby of 1925; Mervyn LeRoy's of 1951; the Italian TV mini-series of 1985 by Franco Rossi; and Kawalerowicz's 2001 Polish version Examines how these different versions interpret, select from, and modify the novel and the ancient sources on whic

3.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0026053

Autore

Firpo, Luigi

Titolo

Le rivolte giudaiche / Giulio Firpo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bari ; Roma, : Laterza, 1999

ISBN

88-420-5845-9

Descrizione fisica

116 p. ; 21 cm.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia