The Dramaturgy of the Spectator : Italian Theatre and the Public Sphere, 1600-1800 / Tatiana Korneeva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korneeva, Tatiana, Author.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies.

Toronto Italian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian drama--To 1700--History and criticism.

Italian drama.

Italy.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"The Dramaturgy of the Spectator: pioneers a shift in the way we think about theatre audience as both theoretical concept and historical phenomenon by examining the metomorphosis of spectators from an uncritical mass of early modern theatre-goers to an Enlightenment audience of experts and critics. This study argues for a gradual change in the self-conception of the spectatorship during the two"golden" centuries of Italian dramatic literature, outlining the dramatic strategies by which theatre called into being an adjusting audience capable of both aesthetics and political analysis. The author shows that, contrary to expectations, the public's progressive centrality to the theatre helped to create rather than hinder the playwrights's self-assertion and expression. At the same time, the discussion moves beyond spectatorship per se to consider a range of cultural assumptions and practices. These include the emergent public sphere, the power structures and social and cultural politics in Italy."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Chronology

Introduction

1. How Theatre Invents the Public Sphere

2. The Privileged Visibility of the Viewer

3. The Politics of Spectatorship

4. Public Emotions and Emotional Publics

5. Playwrights Fight Back

6. Liberty and the Audience

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9781487532086

1487532083

9781487532093

1487532091

OCLC:

1101101121