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The Plays of Roswitha

The Plays of Roswitha

by Hrotsvitha

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About this eBook

Author
Hrotsvitha, 935?-975?
Credits
Produced by Cameron Coulter
Language
English
LoC Class
PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject
Christian drama, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 59770
Release Date
June 17, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Plays of Roswitha translated by Christopher St. John
  2. 2.Transcriber’s Note
  3. 3.Copyright
  4. 4.Contents — Translator’s Note — Introduction
  5. 5.By His Eminence Cardinal Gasquet — The Plays of Roswitha 2
  6. 6.By Christopher St. John — The Prefaces of Roswitha
  7. 7.Preface to the Plays of Hrotswitha, German Religious and Virgin of the Saxon Race
  8. 8.Epistle of the Same to the Learned Patrons of this Book
  9. 9.Roswitha’s Preface to her Poetical Works
  10. 10.To Gerberg
  11. 11.Roswitha’s Preface to the Complete Works — Gallicanus
  12. 12.Argument
  13. 13.Characters in Part I
  14. 14.Characters in Part II
  15. 15.Gallicanus—Part I — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Scene X — Scene XI — Scene XII — Scene XIII
  16. 16.Gallicanus—Part II — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Dulcitius
  17. 17.Argument
  18. 18.Characters
  19. 19.Dulcitius — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Scene X — Scene XI — Scene XII — Scene XIII — Scene XIV — Callimachus
  20. 20.Argument
  21. 21.Characters
  22. 22.Callimachus — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Abraham
  23. 23.Argument
  24. 24.Characters
  25. 25.Abraham — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Paphnutius
  26. 26.Argument
  27. 27.Characters
  28. 28.Paphnutius — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — Scene X — Scene XI — Scene XII — Scene XIII — Sapientia
  29. 29.Argument
  30. 30.Characters
  31. 31.Sapientia — Scene I — Scene II — Scene III — Scene IV — Scene V — Scene VI — Scene VII — Scene VIII — Scene IX — A Note on the Acting of the Plays

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