TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beecher,Don
AU  - The Da Ponte Library
TI  - Renaissance Comedy: The Italian Masters - Volume 2 
T2  - Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
SN  - 9780802097231
AV  - PQ4149 R45 2010 v.2
U1  - 852/.05230802 
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Italian drama (Comedy)
KW  - Translations into English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Italian drama
KW  - To 1700
KW  - DRAMA / European / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - 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
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