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The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte
The Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte Author:Peter Jordan 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 profess... more »ionals, 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.« less