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Pulcinella - Or Entertainment for Children (Hardcover, Second edition)
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Pulcinella - Or Entertainment for Children (Hardcover, Second edition)
Series: Italian List
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The list of subjects that Giorgio Agamben has tackled in his career
is dizzying--from the dangers of our current political moment to
the traces of the distant past that inflect the culture around us
today. With Pulcinella, Agamben is back with yet another
surprising--and surprisingly relevant--subject: the commedia
dell'arte character. At the heart of Pulcinella is Agamben's
exploration of an album of 104 drawings, created by Giovanni
Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) near the end of his life, that cover
the life, adventures, death, and resurrection of the title
character. Who is Pulcinella under his black mask? Is he a man, a
demon, or a god? Mixing stories of the enigmatic Pulcinella with
his own character in a sort of imaginary philosophical biography,
Agamben attempts to locate the line connection between philosophy
and comedy. Perhaps, contrary to what we've been told, comedy is
not only more ancient and profound than tragedy, but also closer to
philosophy--close enough, in fact, that, as happens in this book,
at times the line between the two can blur.
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