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Author Kerr, Rosalind, 1941- author.

Title The rise of the diva on the sixteenth-century commedia dell'arte stage / Rosalind Kerr
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Toronto Italian studies
Toronto Italian studies.
Contents The early female performer as marketplace fetish -- Pornographic bawds, courtesans, and maidservants -- Iconic prima donnas -- Transvestite heroines -- Isabella Andreini: the making of a diva -- Conclusion
Summary The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arte Stage examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Women in the theater -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
Actresses -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
Sex role in the theater -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
Commedia dell'arte -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Italian.
Actresses
Commedia dell'arte
Sex role in the theater
Women in the theater
Italy
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442619487
1442619481