Renaissance comedy
Subtitle: the Italian masters
By: edited with introductions by Donald Beecher.
Contributors: Beecher, Donald.
Series: The Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780802092922; 9780802094841
Subjects: Italian drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English.; Italian drama -- To 1700 -- Translations into English.; Italian drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.; Italian drama -- To 1700 -- History and criticism.; Theater -- Italy -- History.; Comédie italienne -- Traductions anglaises.; Théâtre italien -- Avant 1700 -- Traductions anglaises.; Comédie italienne -- Histoire et critique.; Théâtre italien -- Avant 1700 -- Histoire et critique.; Théâtre -- Italie -- Histoire.
Genres: Translations into English.; Traductions anglaises.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: vol. 1. Introduction: 'erudite' comedy in Renaissance Italy / Donald Beecher ; The pretenders = I suppositi / Ludovico Ariosto ; Cortigiana = La cortigiana / Pietro Aretino ; The ragged brothers = Gli straccioni / Annibal Caro ; Alessandro = L'alessandro / Alessandro Piccolimini ; The sister = La sorella / Giambattista Della Porta