Hardcover • 2002 • English
Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'Arte
By Robert Henke
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This 2002 book explores the commedia dell'arte: the Italian professional theatre in Shakespeare's time. The actors of this theatre usually did not perform from scripted drama but improvised their performances from a shared plot and thorough knowledge of individual character roles. Robert Henke closely considers commedia dell'arte texts to demonstrate how the spoken word and written literature were fruitfully combined in performance. Henke examines a number of primary sources including performanc...Show more
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ISBN
9780521643245
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published year
2002
Language
English
Original title
Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'Arte
Format
Hardcover
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