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Commedia dell'arte: A Guide to the Primary and Secondary Literature
Commedia dell'arte A Guide to the Primary and Secondary Literature
Author: Thomas F. Heck
The Commedia dell'arte, which arose in the 16th century, was a form of professional improvised theatre. It gave the world such comic figures (masks) as Harlequin, Pulcinella, Pierrot, Dottore, and other stock characters. Its only remaining textual sources are plot outlines, called scenarios. This book summarizes, in English, virtually all the li...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780595004522
ISBN-10: 0595004520
Publication Date: 8/10/2000
Pages: 468
Edition: Repr
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Book Type: Paperback
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