Popular Theatre in Early Modern England, Germany and Italy (1570-1640): A Study in Incultural Theatricality with an Analysis of 'Engelische Comedien U

by Caterina Pan

This study explores the influence of the English and Italian itinerant companies on early modern German theatre. A central aspect that mediated this intercultural adaptation is 'popular culture', i.e. a network of shared knowledge, which was successfully employed by the English Comedians to meet and shape the taste of their audiences. The analysis of the first and most important collection of playtexts attributed to them, "Engelische Comedien und...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3825349497
• ISBN13: 9783825349493
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 9.67 lbs.