The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte

by Peter Jordan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415698766
• ISBN13: 9780415698764
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"