Parables on a Roman Comic Stage: Samarites — Comoedia de Samaritano Evangelico (1539) by Petrus Papeus : Together with the Commentary of Alexius Vanegas of Toledo (1542) (Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe)

Daniel Nodes presents a critical edition of the Samarites (1539) by Flemish schoolmaster Petrus Papeus. The play blends gospel narrative, characters from ancient Roman comedy, and elements of medieval morality plays into a stage production designed to educate, edify and entertain.