{"product_id":"venetian-origins-of-the-commedia-dellarte","title":"Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte\u003c\/em\u003e is a striking new enquiry into the late-Renaissance stirrings of professional secular comedy in Venice, and their connection to the development of what came to be known as the Commedia dell’Arte. The book contends that through a symbiotic collaboration between patrician amateurs and plebeian professionals, innovative forms of comedy developed in the Venice region, fusing ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture in a provocative mix that had a truly mass appeal. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRich with anecdotes, diary entries and literary – often ribald – comic passages, Peter Jordan's central argument has important implications for the study of Venetian art, popular theatre and European cultural history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239310053720,"sku":"9780415698757","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415698757.jpg?v=1779174058","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/venetian-origins-of-the-commedia-dellarte","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}