| Description |
x, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The commedia dell'arte. Origins. The mask. Playing Commedia -- Pt. II. The stock characters. The zanni. The old men. The Lovers. II Capitano. Colombina. Other Masks. Pedrolino. Pulcinella. Scapino. Scaramuccia. Tartaglia. Minor Masks -- Pt. III. The twentieth century. Craig at the Arena Goldoni. Meyerhold Dappertutto. Copeau's new improvised comedy. Charles Dullin: letters from the front. The Servant of Two Masters. The Lecoq school. Le Theatre du Soleil. The San Francisco Mime Troupe. TNT (The New Theatre). Dario Fo. Carlo Boso and Antonio Fava. Restoration or renovation? -- A selection of works on commedia dell'arte in English |
| Summary |
Origins - the mask - Playing commedia - The stock characters - Columbina - Il Capitano - The lovers - The twentieth century, Copeau, Charles Dullin, The Lecoq school, Le theatre du soleil |
| Analysis |
Commedia dell'arte History |
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Commedia dell'arte History |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Includes index |
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Missing as at stocktake June 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
| Subject |
Acting.
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Comedy.
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Commedia dell'arte.
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Commedia dell'arte -- History and criticism.
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Drama -- History and criticism.
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Improvisation (Acting)
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Plays -- Improvisation.
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
93013426 |
| ISBN |
0415047692 (hbk.) |
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0415047706 (paperback) |
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