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The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte
Jordan, Peter (University of Hong Kong)
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.
272 pages, maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 6, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415698757 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 28 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |
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