“La tua Grecia, la quale a me non è Dio”: Martello and Metastasio in reinterpreting Aristotle

Authors

  • Flavio Ferri-Benedetti Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_65_12

Keywords:

Classical Tradition – Poetics – Aristotle – Literary Theory – Baroque Theatre – Opera – Melodrama – Arcadia – Tragedy – Aristotle’s Unities – French and Italian Theatre

Abstract

Martello in 1714 and Metastasio in 1773-1783: two Italian authors who, both
belonging to the Accademia dell’Arcadia, tried, on one hand, to reinterpret and
understand the dictates of Aristotle’s Poetics (largely “twisted” during the previous
century by a number of zealous scholars) through the literary and philosophical innovations of their time; and, on the other hand, to apply this new perspective to the important genre of musical theatre or dramma per musica. We look for (and compare) eventual links between both authors in the treatment of Aristotelian prescriptions applied to the rich patterns of late baroque theatre and melodramma.

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Published

2016-08-30

Issue

Vol. 65 (2013)

Section

Articles

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