Cristòfol Despuig: Dialogues: A Catalan Renaissance Colloquy Set in the City of Tortosa

by Crist Despuig

Renaissance dialogues from C16th Catalonia, in which three speakers elegantly discuss politics, society and the Church.

Dialogue is one of the Classical genres reclaimed by the Renaissance, which turns it into a hallmark of the period. In the Catalan-speaking world nearly forty dialogues were written in the course of the Renaissance. Despuig's Dialogues, written in 1557, stand out from the rest by the extent to which they incorporate the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855662752
• ISBN13: 9781855662759
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Barcino-Tamesis
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"