The Italian comedy : the improvisation, scenarios, lives, attributes, portraits, and masks of the illustrious characters of the commedia dell'arte /... by Duchartre, Pierre-Louis, 1894-1983

Commedia dell'arte / by Antonio Fava. by Fava, Antonio, 1949-

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The commedia dell'arte / With illus. gathered by David Allen and Benjamin Blom. by Smith, Winifred, 1879-

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Frutti delle moderne comedie, et avisi a chi le recita / di Piermaria Cecchini, nobile Ferrarese. by Cecchini, Pier Maria, 1575-1645?

The world of Harlequin : a critical study of Comedia dell'Arte / Allardyce Nicoll. by Nicoll, Allardyce, 1894-1976

Discorsi intorno alle comedie, comedianti, & spettatori / di Piermaria Cecchini Ferrarese. by Cecchini, Pier Maria, 1575-1645?

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Lazzi : the comic routines of the Commedia dell'arte / Mel Gordon. by Gordon, Mel

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Shakespeare and commedia dell'arte : play by play / Artemis Preeshl. by Preeshl, Artemis

Subjects: “…Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Comedies. sh 85120918…”

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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The comic mask in the commedia dell'arte : actor training, improvisation, and the poetics of survival / Antonio Fava ; foreword by Simon Callow. by Fava, Antonio, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the comedy goes on -- The mask -- The commedia dell'arte -- The poetic and aesthetic particulars of commedia dell'arte -- The structure of improvisation -- Method -- Techniques.…”

The Commedia dell'arte in Paris, 1644-1697 / Virginia Scott. by Scott, Virginia, 1934-2014

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Harlequin's stick, Charlie's cane : a comparative study of commedia dell'arte and silent slapstick comedy / by David Madden. by Madden, David, 1933-

Subjects: “…Commedia dell'arte History and criticism. sh2008101234…”

Commedia dell'Arte Hamlet / Creative Arts Television (Firm).

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Italian popular comedy ; a study in the Commedia dell'arte, 1560-1620, with special reference to the English stage. by Lea, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Marguerite)

The history of the harlequinade. by Sand, Maurice, 1823-1889

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Three loves for three oranges : Gozzi, Meyerhold, Prokofiev / edited by Dassia N. Posner and Kevin Bartig ; with Maria De Simone.

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Comedy : plays, theory, and criticism / Marvin Felheim. by Felheim, Marvin, 1914-1979

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Comedy and the public sphere : the rebirth of theatre as comedy and the genealogy of the modern public arena / by Árpád Szakolczai. by Szakolczai, Árpád

Table of Contents: “…Commedia dell'Arte : schismogenic sub-plots and irresistible stock-types ; Shakespeare : the tragedy of world history being a comedy ; Representing representation : visionary images of Commedia dell'Arte -- The rebirth of Commedia dell'Arte as the Avant-garde. …”

Comedy and the Public Sphere : the Rebirth of Theatre as Comedy and the Genealogy of the Modern Public Arena. by Szakolczai, Arpad

Table of Contents: “…Transmitting, receiving and nurturing the Byzantine spirit -- The rise of theatre in Venice -- The effect mechanism of Commedia dell'Arte: visions and realities of commedification -- Commedia dell'Arte: schismogenic sub-plots and irresistible stock-types -- Shakespeare: the tragedy of world history being a comedy -- Representing representation: visionary images of Commedia dell'Arte -- The rebirth of Commedia dell'Arte as the Avant-garde. …”
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A companion to film comedy / edited by Andrew Horton and Joanna E. Rapf.

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