Progne (1426 - 1427)

Original id: 
14573
Start date: 
1 January 1426
End date: 
31 December 1427
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
This Latin tragedy, which was never performed, was written between 1426 and 1427 by Gregorio Correr, is based on the story of Tereus, Procne, and Philomena, familiar from Ovid's Metamorphosis (6.424-674). Correr's Progne is also modelled on Seneca's tragedies (especially Medea).
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
Latin
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Gregorio Correr Writer
Venue Festival Dates Notes
unknown venue (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Le Rinascite della Tragedia: Origini Classische e Tradizioni Europee Book library 150-151, 161 n. 103, 188, 200 n. 42.

How to cite this production

Progne (1426 - 1427), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/14573 <20 April 2024>