Romanticism and Improvisation, 1750-1850

by Angela Esterhammer

During the Romantic era, especially in Italy, performers known as improvvisatori and improvvisatrici extemporised poetry in public in response to subjects requested by their audiences. This type of performance fascinated Grand Tourists from northern Europe, who reported on poetic improvisers in hundreds of travel accounts, journals, letters, and periodical articles. By uncovering historical data and interpreting literary texts, Professor Esterhammer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521897092
• ISBN13: 9780521897099
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"