Mi-ḳarnaval le-teʼaṭron : tavniyot ṿe-kaʼos be-ḳ̣omedyah del'arṭeh = From carnival to theater : structure and chaos in the commedia dell'arte / Ahuvah Belḳin.
מקרנבל לתיאטרון : תבניות וכאוס בקומדיה דלʹארטה = From carnival to theater : structure and chaos in the commedia dell'arte אהובה בלקין.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belkin, Ahuva, author.

Series:

Meḥḳar ṿe-ʻiyun

מחקר ועיון

מחקר ועיון.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Commedia dell'arte--History and criticism.

Commedia dell'arte.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

381 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Title on title-page verso: From carnival to theater : structure and chaos in the commedia dell'arte

Place of Publication:

Yerushalayim : Hotsaʼat sefarim ʻa. sh. Y.L. Magnes, ha-Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit, [781 = 2021]

ירושלים : הוצאת ספרים ע"ש י"ל מאגנס, האוניברסיטה העברית, [תשפ"א]

Summary:

Commedia dell'arte, originating in Italy and proliferating on European stages from approximately 1650 to 1750, is one of the most significant and long-lasting phenomena in theatre history; its influence on all performing genres is notable throughout western drama to this very day. The new study From carnival to theatre : structure and chaos in the commedia dell'arte provides a comprehensive, deeply-researched study of the development of the genre, the establishment of the first professional troupes in Europe, their organization, their patrons and wide variety of popular and elite audiences. The study traces all aspects of the unique improvised performance: the show's space, dramatic patterns, dramatis personae, acting style, costume and stage design are re-interpreted by the attachment of the commedia dell' arte to its double roots: the heritage of written literature, and manifestations of popular oral tradition in seasonal festivities. The book explores especially the interaction of the commedia dell'arte with the phenomena of carnival, in its very existence as an opposition to the social structure within the liminal time and space related to the celebration. Being an authorized event, containing metaphors of annihilating the existent order, in which subversion could be substituted by amusement, the carnivalesque combined time, place and creative means into a new theatrical form: the commedia dell'arte.--Publisher's website.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-356) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789657776605

9657776600

OCLC:

1255177567

Publisher Number:

004503011747 danacode