{"product_id":"the-venetian-origins-of-the-commedia-dellarte-9780415698757","title":"The Venetian Origins of the Commedia Dell'arte","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Jordan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Venetian Origins of the Commedia dell'Arte\u003c\/em\u003e is a striking new enquiry into the late-Renaissance stirrings of professional secular comedy in Venice, and their connection to the development of what came to be known as the Commedia dell'Arte. The book contends that through a symbiotic collaboration between patrician amateurs and plebeian professionals, innovative forms of comedy developed in the Venice region, fusing 'high' and 'low' culture in a provocative mix that had a truly mass appeal. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with anecdotes, diary entries and literary - often ribald - comic passages, Peter Jordan's central argument has important implications for the study of Venetian art, popular theatre and European cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236478247063,"sku":"9780415698757","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415698757.webp?v=1769213201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-venetian-origins-of-the-commedia-dellarte-9780415698757","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}