{"product_id":"scaramutza-in-germany-the-dramatic-works-of-caspar-stieler-9780271028460","title":"Scaramutza in Germany: The Dramatic Works of Caspar Stieler","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Judith P. Aikin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScaramuzza, 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 \u003ci\u003eSingspiel\u003c\/i\u003e and opera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615194103959,"sku":"9780271028460","price":4024.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780271028460.webp?v=1775098692","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/scaramutza-in-germany-the-dramatic-works-of-caspar-stieler-9780271028460","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}