Commedia dell' arte : story, style / Peregrine Productions (Burwood, Vic.)

Table of Contents: “…Beginnings of Commedia dell' Arte (2:42) -- Art Forms Included in Commedia dell' Arte (0:55) -- Italian Mask Theater (2:16) -- Ancient Greek Theater (2:43) -- Christianity and Theater Arts (1:27) -- Cultural Rebirth in Italy (3:16) -- Italy: Masked Celebrations (3:15) -- Commedia dell' Arte Stock Characters: Pantalone the Miser (2:44) -- Commedia dell' Arte Stock Characters: Arlecchino and Brighella (1:07) -- Stock Character Representation (4:31) -- Stock Character: Crafty Gentleman (1:09) -- Stock Character: The Doctor (2:59) -- Stock Characters: Romantic Leads (3:44) -- Stock Character: Female Servant (2:50) -- Classic Character Masks: Antihero Figure (2:24) -- Classic Character Masks: Hero Figure (3:00) -- Early Puppet Theater: Slapstick Humor (1:51) -- Commedia dell' Arte: Improvisation (3:42) -- Traveling Companies of Performers (1:31) -- Golden Age of Commedia dell' Arte (3:24) -- Commedia dell' Arte Mime (1:06) -- Theater Troupe in Shakespeare's England (3:53) -- Comedy Changes in Italy (2:00) -- Puppets: Far-Reaching Influence of Commedia dell' Arte (4:34) -- Stock Characters/Universal Characters (4:16) -- Commedia del' Arte Today (1:47) -- Influence of Commedia dell' Arte on Western Comedy (2:35)…”
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Table of Contents: “…Note from a Dad; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE; 1 The Girl Pause; 2 The Odyssey; 3 In Their Footsteps; 4 Bad Fairy at the Christening; 5 Headstrong Puppets; 6 At the Board Meeting; 7 Shortbread Cookies; 8 The Wholeness of It; 9 Elite and Connected; 10 Bump, Set, Spike; 11 One Star, Two Heads; PART TWO; 12 Slings and Arrows; 13 Into the Breach; 14 This Shining Adventure; 15 Nefarious Activities; 16 Comedy Saves; 17 The Moon in a Silver Bag; 18 The Abyss; 19 To Seek My Fortune; 20 Signs of the Times; 21 Science, Math, and Joy; 22 Where the Boys Are; Afterword.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Further Reading6 Strategic Auteurism; Introduction (Susan Martin-Márquez); Neville, Berlanga, and de la Iglesia: A Strategically Disruptive Auteurism (Steven Marsh); Authorizing Screenwriting: Rafael Azcona and Pedro Beltrán (Santos Zunzunegui); Jesús Franco: From Pulp Auteur to Cult Auteur (Antonio Lázaro-Reboll); Pere Portabella: The Politics and Aesthetics of Auteurism (Santos Zunzunegui); Editing in the Woman Auteur (Susan Martin-Márquez); Notes; References; Further Reading; Part III Genre; 7 Comedy and Musicals; Comedy in Spanish Cinema: An Overview (Steven Marsh).…”
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