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THE VENETIAN ORIGINS OF THE COMMEDIA DELL?ARTE IBD

ROUTLEDGE
12 / 2013
9780415698757
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Sinopsis

The VenetianáOrigins of theáCommedia dellâÇÖArteáis 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 dellâÇÖArte. Theábook contendsáthat through a symbiotic collaboration between patrician amateurs and plebeian professionals, innovative forms of comedy developed in the Venice region, fusing âÇÖhighâÇÖ and âÇÖlowâÇÖ culture in a provocative mix that had a truly mass appeal. Rich with anecdotes, images, and literary - often ribald - comic passages, Peter JordanâÇÖs central argument has important implications for the study of Venetian art, popular theatre and European culturaláhistory.