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Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'arte
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: Jan 20th, 2003
- Pages: 278
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.20in - 0.90in - 1.30lb
- EAN: 9780521643245
- Categories: • Theater - General• Asian - General• European - General
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Praise for this book
"Henke's study is a valuable addition to the scholarship on the Commedia dell'Arte."
- Renaissance Quarterly
- Renaissance Quarterly
"For theater artists and educators interested in producing commedia dell'arte today, Henke's text provides a tremendous resource for re-creating authentic performances... This text should become one of the fundamental reference sources for this subject, standing alongside the works of Nicoll, Smith, Ducharte, Oreglia, Lea, and Fo."
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