Difference between revisions of "Caligula (1698 Crowne), play"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with ''''Caligula ''' (1698) is a play by John Crowne. ==Abstract== One of the characters is Philo, the Jewish philosopher, who comes as ambassador from his Alexandrian co-religi…') |
|||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
[[Category:English language]] | [[Category:English language]] | ||
[[Category:Made in the 1690s]] [[Category:Made in the XVII century]] | [[Category:Made in the 1690s]] [[Category:Made in the XVII century]] | ||
[[Category:Philo (subject)]] | [[Category:Philo (subject)|1698]] | ||
[[Category:Caligula (subject)]] | [[Category:Caligula (subject)|1698]] | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 2 November 2009
Caligula (1698) is a play by John Crowne.
Abstract
One of the characters is Philo, the Jewish philosopher, who comes as ambassador from his Alexandrian co-religionists. Philo is introduced to the Roman Emperor as “the Plato of the age.” Philo pleads for the rights of the Jews, whom the Alexandrians have plundered and murdered, but Caligula replies: “I will put all your nation to the sword.” In accordance to historical fact, however, the mad Emperor is assassinated before his dread decree can be put into execution, and Philo bestows his daughter, Salome, in marriage on the Roman youth, Lepidus.
Editions, performances, translations
Premiered at Drury Lane in London, England.