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The World of Harlequin Allardyce Nicoll

The World of Harlequin par Allardyce Nicoll

The World of Harlequin Allardyce Nicoll


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Résumé

The commedia dell'arte was an improvised drama performed by masked players. In this book, originally published in 1987, Professor Nicoll critically explores answers to various questions on the subject, basing his arguments on contemporary documents as far as possible and illuminating them with many little-known illustrations.

The World of Harlequin Résumé

The World of Harlequin: A Critical Study of the Commedia dell' Arte Allardyce Nicoll

The commedia dell'arte was an improvised drama performed by masked players. How did the actors react to these demands and limitations? What force kept this form of theatre alive for more than two centuries and made Harlequin such a potent image? In this study of the commedia dell'arte, originally published in 1987, Professor Nicoll's concern is not to provide an historical survey of its origins or to trace the ascent and descent of Harlequin or any or any other character or 'mask', but rather to explore critically the answers to these and related questions. His arguments are based on the evidence of the play scenarios and contemporary documents as far as possible, and are illuminated by many illustrations that are either little-known or had not previously been reproduced.

Sommaire

List of illustrations; 1. Prologue - Hamlet and Harlequin; 2. The comedy of skill; 3. The four masks; 4. The rest of the cast; 5. The comic scene; 6. Triumph and decline; 7. Epilogue; 8. Bibliography; 9. Notes; 10. Index.

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GOR006888053
9780521291323
0521291321
The World of Harlequin: A Critical Study of the Commedia dell' Arte Allardyce Nicoll
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Cambridge University Press
19870301
260
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