The Venetian origins of the Commedia dell'arte /
"The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte is a striking new enquiry into the late-Renaissance stirrings of professional secular comedy in Venice, and their connection to the development of what came to be known as the Commedia dell'Arte. The book contends that through a symbioti...
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| Μορφή: | Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Περίληψη: | "The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte is a striking new enquiry into the late-Renaissance stirrings of professional secular comedy in Venice, and their connection to the development of what came to be known as the Commedia dell'Arte. The book contends that through a symbiotic collaboration between patrician amateurs and plebeian professionals, innovative forms of comedy developed in the Venice region, fusing 'high' and 'low' culture in a provocative mix that had a truly mass appeal. Rich with anecdotes, images, and literary - often ribald - comic passages, Peter Jordan's central argument has important implications for the study of Venetian art, popular theatre and European cultural history"-- |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xix, 250 σ. : εικ. ; 22 εκ. |
| Βιβλιογραφία: | Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφία και ευρετήριο. |
| ISBN: | 9780415698757 (hardback) 9780415698764 (paperback) |
