Scaramutza in Germany by Judith P Aikin
Scaramuzza, Scaramouche: the commedia dell'arte figure made a triumphal entry into German literature in the plays of Caspar Stieler (1632–1707). Transformed into a master of language and languages, Scaramutza—social critic, voluptuary, and mouthpiece for his author—ushers in a new type of comedy that depends more on the happy ending than on laughter for its effect. This study should both establish the significance of the long-neglected dramatic works of Caspar Stieler, already regarded as an important lyric poet of the German Baroque, and serve to initiate a reevaluation of German comedy and of the standard definition of the comic genre used by Germanists as Aikin explores the heroic or romantic comedy as a subgenre of literary merit. The study includes a discussion of Stieler's important contributions to the development of the German-language Singspiel and opera.Judith P. Aikin, Professor of German at the University of Iowa, is the author of German Baroque Drama and one of the editors of the forthcoming two-volume edition of the collected plays of Caspar Stieler. Her studies of seventeenth-century German drama and dramatic theory have appeared in numerous journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271006567 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271006560 |
| Title | Scaramutza in Germany |
| Author | Judith P Aikin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 1990-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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