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Three Renaissance Comedies
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Author : Christopher Cairns
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 1991
Three Renaissance Comedies written by Christopher Cairns and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Drama categories.
This volume presents English translations of three Italian Renaissance comedies not readily available to the English-speaking reader and director: Ariosto's Lena; Ruzante's Posh Talk; and Aretino's Talanta. Of contrasting styles, they share some characteristics, which mirror the advance of all Italian literature from humanism to the Counter-Reformation, from Bembo to Sperone Speroni and from rudimentary or symbolic staging to a comparatively sophisticated realism in the treatment of stage space.
Three Renaissance Travel Plays
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Author : Anthony Parr
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1995
Three Renaissance Travel Plays written by Anthony Parr and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with English drama categories.
This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination with travel and exploration in early 17th-century England. The plays are: Travels of the Three English Brothers by John Day, William Rowley and George Wilkins; The Sea Voyage by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger; and The Antipodes by Richard Brome.
Four Renaissance Comedies
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Author : Robert Shaughnessy
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2004
Four Renaissance Comedies written by Robert Shaughnessy and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Drama categories.
This anthology of four Elizabethan and Jacobean comedies (George Peele's The Old Wives Tale, Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, Philip Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts, and Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday) offers fully modernized and annotated texts and demonstrates the range and variety of English Renaissance comedy. The general introduction surveys the theory and practice of early modern comedy in its time and ours, and each play is prefaced by a brief introduction addressing issues of authorship, theatrical provenance and subsequent performance history.
Renaissance Comedy
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Author : Donald Beecher
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Renaissance Comedy written by Donald Beecher and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
The French Procuress
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Author : Catherine Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1985
The French Procuress written by Catherine Campbell and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Drama categories.
The theatre of the French Renaissance has been little studied, and the character types appearing in it are even less explored. While the bibliography of other type characters such as the soubrette, the confidente, and the valet is rich, the procuress has not been studied. This book consists of six chapters. Chapter I studies the sources for this character as found in Classical works as well as contemporary Spanish and Italian ones. Chapters II, III, and IV study the three major incarnations of this character type: Marion in Les Esbahis by Jacques Grévin, Guillemette in Pierre de Larivey's La Veuve, and Odet de Turnèbe's Françoise in Les Contens. Chapter V looks at procuresses of lesser importance. Nine such characters appear in these plays. This chapter also presents some general remarks on the character and the evolution, or lack thereof, of the type. The concluding chapter (VI) explores the future of this character and her disappearance as a stock type for comedies.
Ottemiller S Index To Plays In Collections
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Author : John Henry Ottemiller
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2011
Ottemiller S Index To Plays In Collections written by John Henry Ottemiller and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States since the beginning of the 20th century, Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections has undergone seven previous editions, the latest in 1988, covering 1900 through 1985. In this new edition, Denise Montgomery has expanded the volume to include collections published in the entire English-speaking world through 2000 and beyond. This new volume lists more than 3,500 new plays and 2,000 new authors, as well as birth and/or death information for hundreds of authors. Representing the largest expansion between editions, this updated volume is a valuable resource for libraries worldwide.
Three Renaissance Usury Plays
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Author : Lloyd Edward Kermode
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-05-15
Three Renaissance Usury Plays written by Lloyd Edward Kermode and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-15 with Drama categories.
This book provides for the first time modern-spelling, fully annotated editions of three important Elizabeth and Jacobean "usury plays"--The Three Ladies of London, Englishmen for My Money, The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl. The edition includes an extensive scholarly introduction to the attitudes toward money-lending in early modern England, and to the authors, texts and historical contexts of this drama. The plays included in this edition also represent examples of "city plays" and "alien plays," thus making them widely relevant to scholars and teachers in many areas of early modern studies. They are also gaining new appreciation in their own right. As befits a volume in the RPCL series, the edition is academically advanced to cater for specialized scholars. However, the introduction, editing and annotation remain accessible for undergraduates and theatregoers.
Plautus And The English Renaissance Of Comedy
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Author : Richard F. Hardin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-11-08
Plautus And The English Renaissance Of Comedy written by Richard F. Hardin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
The fifteenth-century discovery of Plautus’s lost comedies brought him, for the first time since antiquity, the status of a major author both on stage and page. It also led to a reinvention of comedy and to new thinking about its art and potential. This book aims to define the unique contribution of Plautus, detached from his fellow Roman dramatist Terence, and seen in the context of that European revival, first as it took shape on the Continent. The heart of the book, with special focus on English comedy ca. 1560 to 1640, analyzes elements of Plautine technique during the period, as differentiated from native and Terentian, considering such points of comparison as dialogue, asides, metadrama, observation scenes, characterization, and atmosphere. This is the first book to cover this ground, raising such questions as: How did comedy rather suddenly progress from the interludes and brief plays of the early sixteenth century to longer, more complex plays? What did “Plautus” mean to playwrights and readers of the time? Plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, and Middleton are foregrounded, but many other comedies provide illustration and support.
Renaissance Comedy
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Author : Don Beecher
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2008-03-22
Renaissance Comedy written by Don Beecher and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
A rich and multi-faceted aspect of the Italian Renaissance, the comedy has been largely overlooked as a cultural force during the period. In Renaissance Comedy, editor Donald Beecher corrects this oversight with a collection of eleven comedies representative of the principal styles of writing that define the genre. Proceeding from early, ‘erudite’ imitations of Plautus and Terence to satires, sentimental plays of the middle years, and later, more experimental works, the development of Italian Renaissance comedy is here dissected in a fascinating and vivid light. This first of two volumes boasts five of the best-known plays of the period, each with its own historical and critical introduction. Also included is a general introduction by the editor, which discusses the features of Italian Renaissance comedy, as well as examines the stage histories of the plays and what little is known, in many cases, of the circumstances surrounding their original performances. The introduction raises questions concerning the nature of audiences, the festival occasions during which the plays were performed, and the academies which sponsored many of their creations. As a much-needed reappraisal of these comedic plays, Renaissance Comedy is an invaluable look at the performance history of the Renaissance and Italian culture in general.
Three Sixteenth Century Comedies
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Author : Charles Walters Whitworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Three Sixteenth Century Comedies written by Charles Walters Whitworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with English drama categories.