UID:
almahu_9947415057402882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511553073 (ebook)
Content:
The Italian Renaissance produced a new type of stage comedy, experimental and even revolutionary in its time, by copying and updating the dramatic formats of Plautus and Terence from ancient Rome. These scripted comedies, first written and performed for private audiences, ranged in tone from sober moralism to scurrilous farce, and influenced European dramatists from Shakespeare to Molière and Lope de Vega. This book gives an account of how the new dramatic experiment was born and grew, moving from closed courtly audiences to a wider public. It examines the performing values of these scripts rather than their literary qualities, in order to demonstrate their links with improvised commedia dell'arte, and thus explores a crucial phase in the development of European theatre. It will be of interest to scholars and students in both theatre history and Italian studies.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction: Italy in the sixteenth century -- Precedents -- The first 'regular' comedies -- The second quarter-century, outside Venice -- The second quarter-century, Venice and Padua -- Improvised comedy -- Obstacles to comedy -- Scripts and scenarios.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521353571
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511553073
URL:
Volltext
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