Five Comedies from the Italian Renaissance
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801872588 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-09 |
| Language | : | Italian |
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The combined skills of Giannetti and Ruggiero, a talented literary scholar and a leading cultural historian, have blended perfectly in producing lucid, appealing translations that both respect the artistry of the textsespecially their wickedly carnivalesque humorand reveal their dual function of reproducing and travestying fundamental aspects of the 'social world' of early modern Italy. The gender-bending, cross-dressing cast of promiscuous characters are delightfully risque, but they also raise the serious issues of honesty and trust that only comedy can explore. (Valeria Finucci, Duke University)Giannetti and Ruggiero's translations balance clarity and colloquialism. It is accurate but not pedantic, funny but not distracting, and as fast paced as it is in the original Italian. In particular, the new translations of Venexiana, which was rediscovered only last century and is going to become one of the most popular Renaissance plays, and Calandra, which deserves to be muc
Fun Peter Smallhill A good selection of comedies from early sixteenth century Italy, including plays by the ever-sharp Aretino and the brilliant Machiavelli. All are lively and entertaining, with frequent plot twists reminiscent of Hollywood screwball comedies from the 1930s and 40s. The characterizations, and the behavior of the characters,
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Italian playwrights rediscovered and recast an old art formthe ancient Latin comedyto create witty, ribald, and intricately plotted plays that delighted Renaissance audiences with their clever reversals of gender and class roles. Presenting a fresh perspective on the Italian Renaissance, these deft translations allow modern readers to experience the original artistry and carnivalesque humor of these delightfully profane and irreverent literary classics.Contents: The Comedy of Calandro by Bernardo Dovizi de Bibbiena; The Mandrake Root by Niccolò Mac
Laura Giannetti, formerly a professor of Italian literature and history at the Instituto Magistrale "Duca degli Abruzzi" in Treviso, teaches Italian language and literature at the University of Miami. Guido Ruggiero is chair of the department of history at the University of Miami. His books include The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime, and Sexuality in Renaissance Ve