Angelo Beolco (Il Ruzante), La Prima Oratione

Marc Notes: This volume contains the first full transcription of all three known manuscript versions ... and the first translation into English of any version -- p. 1.; Includes bibliography (p. 127-142) and index.; In Italian and English. Publisher Marketing: Perhaps the most extreme oration ever delivered to a bishop, the Prima oratione is presented here in a first complete transcription of all three surviving manuscript versions, and for the first time with an English translation. Through extensive original research of manuscript sources, the editor posits new dates, places, and audiences for multiple performances of the oration. Contributor Bio:  Carroll, Linda L Patricia H. Labalme (1927--2002) was a highly regarded scholar of Renaissance history and a tireless supporter of the humanities. Laura Sanguineti White is a professor of Italian at Rutgers University. Linda L. Carroll is a professor of Italian at Tulane University.