Pastoral transformations
Subtitle: Italian tragicomedy and Shakespeare's late plays
By: Robert Henke.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragicomedies.; Pastoral drama, English -- History and criticism.; Tragicomedy -- History and criticism.; English drama -- Italian influences.
Description: Pastoral Transformations examines the dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest in the context of sixteenth-century Italian tragicomedy. The book examines the theory and practice of Giraldi, Tasso, and Gurini, as well as experiments of the commedia dell'arte. The author demonstrates the presence of independent yet parallel historical and dramaturgical developments in the Italian and Shakespearean theaters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-234) and index.