The Commedia Dell'arte of Flaminio Scala: A Translation and Analysis of 30 Scenarios

by Richard Andrews

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810862077
• ISBN13: 9780810862074
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.1"