Research Catalog

Title

Befriending the commedia dell'arte of Flaminio Scala : the comic scenarios / Natalie Crohn Schmitt.

Author

Schmitt, Natalie Crohn

Publication

• Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
• ©2014

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Details

Series Statement

Toronto Italian studies

Uniform Title

Toronto Italian studies.

Subject

• Scala, Flaminio, active 1620 > Criticism and interpretation
• Commedia dell'arte > Stories, plots, etc

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Stories, plots, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.

Contents

• Part One: Context, Culture, and Aesthetics. 1 Befriending the Text -- 2 Character Relationships -- 3 The Setting and Life in the Street Method -- 4 Invention.
• Part Two: Scenario Reconstructions. Method -- 5 Day 6: The Jealous Old Man -- 6 Day 21: The Fake Sorcerer -- 7 Day 25: The Jealous Isabella -- 8 Day 36: Isabella [the] Astrologer -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of All Scala Scenarios.

Call Number

MWEI 16-2295

ISBN

• 9781442648999
• 1442648996

OCLC

880237302

Author

Schmitt, Natalie Crohn, author.

Title

Befriending the commedia dell'arte of Flaminio Scala : the comic scenarios / Natalie Crohn Schmitt.

Publisher

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2014]

Copyright Date

©2014

Description

xiii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Toronto Italian studies

Toronto Italian studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.

Summary

Schmitt demonstrates that the commedia dell'arte relied as much on craftsmanship as on improvisation and that Scala's scenarios are a treasure trove of social commentary on early modern daily life in Italy.

Research Call Number

MWEI 16-2295