The Venetian origins of the Commedia dell'arte

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"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 a provocative mix that had a truly mass appeal. Rich with anecdotes, images, and literary - often ribald - comic passages, Peter Jordan's central argument has important implications for the study of Venetian art, popular theatre and European cultural history"--

subjects: Italian drama,  Italian drama (Comedy),  Theater,  Commedia dell'arte,  History and criticism,  History,  Comedy,  Italian drama, history and criticism,  Popular culture, europe,  PERFORMING ARTS / General,  Histoire et critique,  Comédie italienne,  Théâtre italien,  Théâtre,  Histoire,  PERFORMING ARTS,  General

Places: Venice,  Italy

Times: 16th century,  To 1700