L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio

The essay offers a close reading of Demetrius, the first play written by Pietro Metastasio for the court of Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg. Starting from the testimonies about the success at the debut, the contribution focuses on the analysis of the structure, the themes and the main characters of t...

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Main Author: Giovanni Ferroni
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Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2021-11-01
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Online Access:https://dnacamporesi.unibo.it/article/view/13801
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description The essay offers a close reading of Demetrius, the first play written by Pietro Metastasio for the court of Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg. Starting from the testimonies about the success at the debut, the contribution focuses on the analysis of the structure, the themes and the main characters of the work. The importance of waiting is therefore highlighted, as the object of the play, as a dramaturgical technique, and as a means of guiding the audience’s reception of the text.
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title L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio
title_full L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio
title_fullStr L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio
title_full_unstemmed L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio
title_short L'attesa del re. Note per una lettura del Demetrio di Metastasio
title_sort l attesa del re note per una lettura del demetrio di metastasio
topic metastasio
melodrama
waiting
suspence
fiction
emotions
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