The commedia dell'arte of Flaminio Scala : a translation and analysis of 30 scenarios / edited and translated by Richard Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scala, Flaminio, active 1620

Contributor:

Andrews, Richard, 1939-

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Standardized Title:

Teatro delle favole rappresentative. English. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scala, Flaminio, active 1620--Criticism and interpretation.

Scala, Flaminio.

Scala, Flaminio, active 1620.

Commedia dell'arte--Stories, plots, etc.

Commedia dell'arte.

Genre:

Stories, plots, etc.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2008.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a translation with detailed commentary of 30 commedia dell'arte scenarios first published in 1611 by Flaminio Scala. It aims principally to demonstrate the methodology of Italian improvised theater and the constant interchange of plot, characterization, and scene structure between scripted and improvised comedy.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Preface; Introduction; Flaminio Scala (1552-1624); Commedia Dell'arte; The publication of the Scenarios; The format of Scala's Scenarios; Repertoire Elements; The ""Masks"" and Their Roles in the Plot; Vecchi; Pantalone; Dottor Graziano; Old Women; Servi (""Zani""); Pedrolino; Arlecchino; Burattino; Franceschina; Other Servants; Innamorati; Male Lovers; Female Lovers; Capitano; Plot Repertoire; Comic Plots; Noncomic Plots; Scene Repertoire; Vecchi; Pantalone; Dottore; Innamorati; Servi; Capitano

Regular ConfrontationsComic Ensemble Numbers; Elastic Gags and Repetition; The World Depicted in the Scenarios; Note on the Translation; Original Prefaces to the 1611 Volume; Day 1: The Two Old Twins (Comedy); Day 2: Flavio's Luck (Comedy); Day 6: The Jealous Old Man (Comedy); Day 9: The Husband (Comedy); Day 11 : The Captain (Comedy); Day 12: The Tooth-Puller (Comedy); Day 14: The Faithful Loving Pilgrim (Comedy); Day 15: Isabella in Trouble (Comedy); Day 16: The Mirror (Comedy); Day 17: The Two Identical Captains (Comedy); Day 18: The Tragic Events (Comedy)

Day 20: The Two Trusty Notaries (Comedy)Day 21: The Fake Magician (Comedy); Day 22: The Man Presumed Dead (Comedy); Day 25: Isabella's Jealousy (Comedy); Day 27: The Broken Promise (Comedy); Day 28: Flavio the Fake Magician (Comedy); Day 29: The Faithful Friend (Comedy); Day 31: The Tutor (Comedy); Day 34: The Man Pretending Blindness (Comedy); Day 36: Isabella the Astrologer (Comedy); Day 37: The Hunt (Comedy); Day 38: The Madness of Isabella (Comedy); Day 39: The Portrait (Comedy); Day 40: The Deserved Punishment (Comedy); Day 41 : The Demented Princess (Tragedy)

Day 42: The Comic, Pastoral and Tragic Events (Mixed Drama)Day 43: Alvida (Royal Drama); Day 44: Rosalba the Enchantress (Heroic Drama); Day 49: The Magic Tree (Pastoral); Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-328) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41580-0

1-4616-7261-9

OCLC:

847714631