The Italian puppet theater
Subtitle: a history
By: John McCormick ; with Alfonso Cipolla and Alessandro Napoli
Contributors: Cipolla, Alfonso; Napoli, Alessandro, 1967-
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780786443468
Description: "This first English-language study traces the history of Italian puppetry from its evolution in the 16th century. Topics include: the golden ages of marionettes, glove puppets, fantoccini, pupi, and other forms; descriptions of episodic, dramatic performances known as rappresentanti figurati; and in-depth studies of two marionette companies, Turin's Lupi and Catania's Fratelli Napoli"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: To the end of the eighteenth century; title: The golden age: glove-puppets; title: The golden age: marionettes and pupi; title: The Commedia dell'Arte and the puppet stage; title: Saints, paladins and bandits; title: The creation of new repertoires; title: Music and spectacle; title: The twentieth century; title: Two centuries of the Lupi Company of Turin / Alfonso Cipolla; title: The Fratelli Napoli Puppet Company: the Catanian opira from 1921 until today / Alessandro Napoli.