The Venetian origins of the Commedia dell'arte /

• Main Author: Jordan, Peter (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London : Routledge, 2014.
• Subjects: Commedia dell'arte > Ιστορία και κριτική; Ιταλικό δράμα (Κωμωδία) > Ιταλία > Βενετία > Ιστορία και κριτική.; Ιταλικό δράμα > Μέχρι το 1700 > Ιστορία και κριτική.; Θέατρο > Ιταλία > Βενετία > Ιστορία > 16ος αίωνας.; Performing Arts.

"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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The "Comedy of the Profession"
• Laughter, Humour and Comedy
• Magnifico and Zanni
• Why Venice?
• The Compagnie della Calza
• Rich Boys and Poor Clowns
• Case Study, Part One: Pantalone
• Case Study, Part Two: The Capricco
• The First Professionals, The Gelos
• A Lingering Legacy
• Conclusion.