Modena's L'Ester: a Venetian-Jewish play in early modern Europe

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Abstract

This article discusses Leon Modena's 1619 dramatic adaptation of the biblical Book of Esther - L'Ester: Tragedia Tratta dalla Sacre Scrittura (Esther: a Tragedy taken from the Holy Scripture) - both in terms of its integration of Jewish and Christian sources, and of the aspects of figuration and performance
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-62
JournalSkenè: Journal of Theatre and Drama studies
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 2023

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