Saul (Alfieri)

Saul (Alfieri)

"Saul" is a theatrical tragedy in five acts, written by Vittorio Alfieri in 1782, in which the eponymous protagonist simultaneously embodies the tragic heroism of both tyrant and victim. This play marks the high point of Italian tragedy and pre-romantic poetry.


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  • Saul (disambiguation) — Saul or Shaul may also refer to:People Saul is a given name: * Saul (given name), including people with this given namein the Bible: * Saul (Edomite king), a king of Edom * Shaul, a son of Simeon and a (Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, Numbers 26:13) …   Wikipedia

  • ALFIERI (V.) — Vittorio Alfieri, dramaturge et poète italien, est né à Asti (Piémont) en 1749 et mort à Florence en 1803. Descendant d’une ancienne famille de la noblesse piémontaise, il abandonne à dix sept ans la carrière militaire pour courir l’Europe. Paris …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • SAUL — (Heb. שָׁאוּל; asked, requested, lent (by the Lord) ), the first king of Israel (c. 1029–1005 B.C.E.); son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin (I Sam. 9:1, 21). Saul s home was in Gibeah (ibid. 10:26), i.e., Gibeath Benjamin, also known as Gibeath …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Alfieri — Alfieri,   1) Benedetto Innocenzo, italienischer Baumeister, * Rom 8. 6. 1696, ✝ Turin 6. 12. 1767; wichtiger Vertreter des piemontesischen Spätbarock, baute den Palazzo Ghilini in Alessandria (1730 33) und das Teatro Regio in Turin (1740… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Saul — (hebr. Scha ul, »der Erbetene«), erster König von Israel (1080–58, nach andrer Zeitrechnung 1055–33 v. Chr.), Sohn Kis aus Gibea im Stamme Benjamin. Ausgezeichnet durch stattlichen Wuchs, tapfer und mutig, ward er, als das Volk eine monarchische… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Alfieri — (Vittorio) (1749 1803) poète et dramaturge italien, chantre de la liberté dans des tragédies d inspiration classique: Antigone (1776), Saül (1782), Agamemnon (1783). Il écrivit un traité: De la tyrannie (1779) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Alfieri, Vittorio, Conte — ▪ Italian author born January 16, 1749, Asti, Piedmont died October 8, 1803, Florence  Italian tragic poet whose predominant theme was the overthrow of tyranny. In his tragedies, he hoped to provide Italy with dramas comparable to those of other… …   Universalium

  • Alfieri Vittorio — Vittorio Alfieri Vittorio Alfieri Vittorio Alfieri Naissance 16 janvier 1749 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alfieri, Vittorio, conde de — ► (1749 1803) Poeta italiano. Toda su obra es expresión de un pensamiento antiautoritario. Autor de Cleopatra (1775) y Vida de Vittorio Alfieri escrita por él mismo (1804). Sus Rimas (1789), en las que es evidente la influencia de Petrarca, son… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Alfieri, Vittorio, conde — (16 ene. 1749, Asti, Piamonte–8 oct. 1803, Florencia). Poeta trágico y dramaturgo italiano. Con sus poemas y obras dramáticas, contribuyó a reavivar el espíritu nacional italiano. Luego de un período de viajes en el que conoció la libertad… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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