Italian Drama Since the 1600’s (Critical Survey of Drama)
Overview
The foundations of contemporary Western theater are undoubtedly to be sought in the theater of Renaissance Italy both from the viewpoint of theatrical practices and from that of dramatic theory and the formation and evolution of dramatic genres. Yet its coming into this role of preeminence was not sudden, and many and varied factors contributed to it.
Aside from some manifestations of popular contrasti such as “Rosa fresca aulentissima” (oh fresh and most fragrant rose) by Ciullo d’Alcamo, which exploits the eternal theme of the lover who tries to...
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