Performance and Literature in the Commedia dell'Arte - Rilegato

Henke, Robert

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521643244 ISBN 13: 9780521643245

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

This 2002 book explores the commedia dell'arte: the Italian professional theatre in Shakespeare's time. The actors of this theatre usually did not perform from scripted drama but improvised their performances from a shared plot and thorough knowledge of individual character roles. Robert Henke closely considers commedia dell'arte texts to demonstrate how the spoken word and written literature were fruitfully combined in performance. Henke examines a number of primary sources including performance accounts, actors' contracts, letters, popular poems, memorials of deceased actors, scenarios, and printed plays, among other documents. Henke analyzes the character system in the commedia dell'arte, individual roles, Venetian buffoni, and provides detailed case studies of early actors and actresses. While previous studies have concentrated on either the oral or the literary aspects of commedia dell'arte, this was the first book to consider how these two elements might have worked together to create this rich and fascinating theatre.

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Review of the hardback: '... teacher friendly ... inspired insights ... this engaging and worthwhile perspective on the commedia dell'arte offers plenty of food for thought.' Journal of Theatre Research International

Descrizione del libro:

This 2002 book explores the commedia dell'arte: the Italian professional theatre in Shakespeare's time. Henke closely analyzes commedia dell'arte texts in order to demonstrate how the spoken word and written literature were fruitfully combined in performance.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521643244
• ISBN 13: 9780521643245
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 278