“Leone de’ Sommi: A Hebrew Playwright of the Italian Renaissance.”
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Led by Daniel Stein Kokin (ASU)
About the lecture: This sixteenth-century Mantuan Jew composed numerous Italian dramatic works, the first-ever treatise on stage direction, and the earliest known play in Hebrew. In this lecture, we consider how the Jewish and Italian sides of Leone’s identity stimulated his remarkable creativity, focusing on the playful subversiveness of his “Comedy of Betrothal,” written as entertainment for the holiday of Purim (March 13 – 14, 2025).
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Free
