Overview
The actors of the commedia dell'arte (the sixteenth-century Italian professional theater) usually did not perform from scripted drama. They improvised their performances from a shared plot and thorough knowledge of individual character roles. Robert Henke analyzes commedia dell'arte texts to demonstrate how the spoken word and written literature were combined in performance. Henke examines primary sources including performance accounts, actors' contracts, letters and other documents.
- | Author: Robert Henke
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Dec 16, 2010
- | Number of Pages: 278 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0521172381
- | ISBN-13: 9780521172387
