Title: The Venetian origins of the Commedia dell'arte
Description: "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
Time periods: 16th century, To 1700