Renaissance Comedy: The Italian Masters (2) - Couverture rigide

Beecher, Don; Ebreo, Leone

 
9780802099990: Renaissance Comedy: The Italian Masters (2)
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0802099998 ISBN 13 : 9780802099990
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2009

Synopsis

In this second volume of Renaissance Comedy, Donald Beecher presents six more of the best-known plays of the period, each with its own introduction, reading notes, and annotations. Beecher's general introduction, though stand-alone, complements and extends the historical and critical essay prefacing the first volume. Together, the eleven plays in both volumes illuminate the range, variety, and development of the Italian comedy.

The second volume of Renaissance Comedy raises fascinating questions about the uses of classical literature, the conventions of comedy, the politics of theatrical production, and the representation of contemporary social issues. Though it is clear that comedic plays exercised considerable influence over the development of European drama, these plays are above all remarkable for their sheer wit and invention, and their capacity to generate laughter and admiration in readers nearly half a millennium later.

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À propos de l?auteur

Donald Beecher is a professor in the Department of English at Carleton University.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802099998
ISBN 13 
9780802099990
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
464
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Personne responsable
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