The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Peter Jordan
Foreword by:	Cesare Molinari
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	250
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-69875-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-415-69875-8
Barcode:	9780415698757

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