The Routledge companion to Commedia dell'Arte /:

From Commedia dell'Arte came archetypal characters that are still with us today, such as Harlequin and Pantalone, and the rediscovered craft of writing comic dramas and masked theatre. From it came the forces that helped create and influence Opera, Ballet, Pantomime, Shakespeare, Moliere, Lopes...

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Other Authors: Chaffee, Judith (Editor), Crick, Olly, 1960- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Routledge companions.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:From Commedia dell'Arte came archetypal characters that are still with us today, such as Harlequin and Pantalone, and the rediscovered craft of writing comic dramas and masked theatre. From it came the forces that helped create and influence Opera, Ballet, Pantomime, Shakespeare, Moliere, Lopes de Vega, Goldoni, Meyerhold, and even the glove puppet, Mr Punch. The Routledge Companion to Commedia dell'Arte is a wide-ranging volume written by over 50 experts, that traces the history, characteristics, and development of this fascinating yet elusive theatre form. In synthesizing the elements of Commedia, this book introduces the history of the Sartori mask studio; presents a comparison between Gozzi and Goldoni's complicated and adversarial approaches to theatre; invites discussions on Commedia's relevance to Shakespeare, and illuminates re-interpretations of Commedia in modern times. -- From publisher's website.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 516 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-501) and index.
ISBN:9781317613374
1317613376
9781315750842
1315750848

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