Divus Joannes Nepomucenus, tenera in aetate virtutis et scientiae illustris idea
- First performance: 1734, Prague Nové Město, middle grammar class
- Author: Joannes Rirenschopff, SJ (1710–1782)
The play St. John of Nepomuk, Since his Youth Famous as an Example of Virtue and Scholarshippresents John of Nepomuk as an exemplary student. The play is based on the principle of psychomachia, where two groups of characters clash: Theolater and his aids Eusebius, Philotheus and Palladius lead young people to virtuous life in their school, while Philocosmus and his courtiers Eleutherius, Cosmogenes, Vanophilus etc. tempt them to be idle and enjoy the pleasures of life. The latter try to win John over, but he unwaveringly resists their decoys.More info in Czech
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[Joannes Rirenschopff]: Divus Joannes Nepomucenus tenera in aetate virtutis et scientiae illustris idea, imitationi studiosae juventuti propositus. Agente pro theatro academica mediae classis grammaticae juventute Pragae ad S. Ignatium a. 1734 National archives CR, fond Stará manipulace, sign. J 20/17/18, box 998, f. 86r–93v
Synopsis
[Joannes Rirenschopff]: Divus Joannes Nepomucenus tenera in aetate virtutis et scientiae illustris idea, imitationi studiosae juventuti propositus. Agente pro theatro Perillustri, Nobili, Ingenua et academica mediae classis grammaticae juventute Pragae ad S. Ignatium anno 1734, mense …, die … National archives CR, fond Stará manipulace, sign. J 20/17/18, box 998, f. 82r/v
Kateřina Bobková-Valentová – Alena Bočková – Magdaléna Jacková – Martin Bažil – Eva Pauerová – Jan Zdichynec – Zdeněk Žalud: Sv. Jan Nepomucký na jezuitských školních scénách. Praha: Academia, 2015. (= Theatrum Neolatinum. Latinské divadlo v českých zemích, 1.), p. 190-249.
Bibliography
Alena Bočková: From sanctulus to sacer. Suggested Typology of Jesuit School Plays Featuring St. John of Nepomuk in the Czech Province, Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Philologica, Graecolatina Pragensia 25, 2015, p. 113–133.
