Christian Weise and his “Gedichte von der Sicilianischen Argenis” (1683): The Practice of Politics

In March 1683 the pedagogue, dramatist and novelist Christian Weise directed his German stage version of Barclay’s Argenis, which was performed for parents and local dignitaries by the boys at his grammar school in the Saxon city of Zittau. The Gedicht von der Sicilianischen Argenis was, in fact, on...

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Autor principal:	Anna Linton
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Publicado:	Universitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2016
Materias:	Christian Weise John Barclay school drama pedagogy oratory civic ethics French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature PQ1-3999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eebb28921e6e4c4b8fdcf838372b63002021-12-05T10:14:33ZChristian Weise and his “Gedichte von der Sicilianischen Argenis” (1683): The Practice of Politics10.5565/rev/studiaaurea.2021988-1088https://doaj.org/article/eebb28921e6e4c4b8fdcf838372b63002016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://studiaaurea.com/article/view/202https://doaj.org/toc/1988-1088In March 1683 the pedagogue, dramatist and novelist Christian Weise directed his German stage version of Barclay’s Argenis, which was performed for parents and local dignitaries by the boys at his grammar school in the Saxon city of Zittau. The Gedicht von der Sicilianischen Argenis was, in fact, one of three plays performed on consecutive days during Shrovetide 1683, and one of well over fifty plays written by Weise for performance on the school stage. Weise adapted Argenis as a play in order to teach schoolboys important political lessons, to prepare them for their roles as future civil servants, and to provide them with essential training in practical modern rhetoric. This article discusses Weise’s intentions in staging Argenis, and considers how he adapted the novel for the demands of a necessarily large cast (65 named parts). It sets it in the context of the 1683 trilogy, which included a biblical drama about Saul’s persecution of David and a comedy entitled Die Verkehrte Welt (The Topsy-Turvy World), and it analyses the play against the background of his dramaturgical, pedagogical and political writings.Anna LintonUniversitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaarticleChristian WeiseJohn Barclayschool dramapedagogyoratorycivic ethicsFrench literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literaturePQ1-3999CAENESStudia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro, Vol 10 (2016)
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description	In March 1683 the pedagogue, dramatist and novelist Christian Weise directed his German stage version of Barclay’s Argenis, which was performed for parents and local dignitaries by the boys at his grammar school in the Saxon city of Zittau. The Gedicht von der Sicilianischen Argenis was, in fact, one of three plays performed on consecutive days during Shrovetide 1683, and one of well over fifty plays written by Weise for performance on the school stage. Weise adapted Argenis as a play in order to teach schoolboys important political lessons, to prepare them for their roles as future civil servants, and to provide them with essential training in practical modern rhetoric. This article discusses Weise’s intentions in staging Argenis, and considers how he adapted the novel for the demands of a necessarily large cast (65 named parts). It sets it in the context of the 1683 trilogy, which included a biblical drama about Saul’s persecution of David and a comedy entitled Die Verkehrte Welt (The Topsy-Turvy World), and it analyses the play against the background of his dramaturgical, pedagogical and political writings.
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Christian Weise and his “Gedichte von der Sicilianischen Argenis” (1683): The Practice of Politics

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