The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte Paperback / softback
by Peter Jordan
Paperback / softback
Description
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, diary entries 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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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:250 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/11/2013
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- ISBN:9780415698764
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:250 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/11/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415698764
