Five Comedies from the Italian RenaissancePaperback, 3 July 2003

Five Comedies from the Italian Renaissance
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368 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published
3 Jul 2003
ISBN-10
0801872588
ISBN-13
9780801872587

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A fresh translation of five important and popular comedies from the Italian Renaissance, along with an introduction addressing the texts, their translation, and the social and cultural world of Renaissance comedy.

At the turn of the sixteenth century, Italian playwrights rediscovered and recast an old art form--the ancient Latin comedy--to create witty, ribald, and intricately plotted plays that delighted Renaissance audiences with their clever reversals of gender and class roles. Five Comedies from the Italian Renaissance brings together the best of these works in lively new translations by Laura Giannetti and Guido Ruggiero, who also place the comedies in their cultural and social context. Presenting a fresh perspective on the Italian Renaissance, these deft translations allow modern readers to experience the original artistry and carnivalesque humor of these delightfully profane and irreverent literary classics.

The five plays: The Comedy of Calandro by Bernardo Dovizi de Bibbiena; The Mandrake Root by Niccolò Machiavelli; The Master of the Horse by Pietro Aretino; The Deceived by the Academy of the Intronati of Siena; and A Venetian Comedy by anonymous

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
3 July 2003
Dimensions:
23.01 x 15.39 x 2.01 cm
Genre:
Italy
ISBN-10:
0801872588
ISBN-13:
9780801872587
Language:
English
Location:
Baltimore
Pages:
368
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight:
489.88 gm

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