| Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'arte Contributor(s): Henke, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521172381 ISBN-13: 9780521172387 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 792.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The actors of the commedia dell'arte (the sixteenth-century Italian professional theater) usually did not perform from scripted drama. They improvised their performances from a shared plot and thorough knowledge of individual character roles. Robert Henke analyzes commedia dell'arte texts to demonstrate how the spoken word and written literature were combined in performance. Henke examines primary sources including performance accounts, actors' contracts, letters and other documents. |
