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Befriending the commedia dell'arte of Flaminio Scala the comic scenarios

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781442648999, 1442648996
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1779534 bytes)
Series
Toronto Italian studies 2014: 1
Pages
328\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Schmitt demonstrates that the commedia dell'arte relied as much on craftsmanship as on improvisation and that Scala's scenarios are a treasure trove of social commentary on early modern daily life in Italy.

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