The rise of the diva on the sixteenth-century commedia dell'arte stage /

The rise of the diva on the sixteenth-century commedia dell'arte stage /

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"This book examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy. Tracing this development from actresses' earliest appearances as sideshow attractions to their attainment of international stardom, Rosalind Kerr explores the ways in which actresses used their t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerr, Rosalind, 1941- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Authors: Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund, Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Series:Toronto Italian studies
Subjects:
1500 - 1599
16th century
Actresses > Italy > History > 16th century
Commedia dell'arte > History and criticism
Sex role in the theater > Italy > History > 16th century
Women in the theater > Italy > History > 16th century
Actresses
Commedia dell'arte
History
Sex role in the theater
Women in the theater
Italy
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • The early female performer as marketplace fetish
  • Pornographic bawds, courtesans, and maidservants
  • Iconic prima donnas
  • Transvestite heroines
  • Isabella Andreini: the making of a diva
  • Conclusion
  • 1 The Early Female Performer as Marketplace Fetish 13
  • 2 Pornographic Bawds, Courtesans, and Maidservants 36
  • 3 Iconic Prima Donnas 67
  • 4 Transvestite Heroines 82
  • 5 Isabella Andreini: The Making of a Diva 102
  • 6 Conclusion 147

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