 The Italian comedy.
Author: Duchartre, Pierre Published: 1929, 1966 One of the most famous studies of the Italian commedia dell'arte, first published in 1929 and long out of print in the original edition. Tracing the beginnings, growth, and influence of the commedia, the author describes the improvisations, stagings, masks, scenarios and characters that make up this form of theatre. Nearly 250 black-and-white line drawings and photographs. |
