The Metamorphoses of Commedia Dell'arte: Whatever Happened to Harlequin?

by John Rudlin

Book Overview

The Metamorphoses of Commedia dell'Arte traces the steps by which Commedia has been transformed by cultural contact outside Italy into popular forms which bear little resemblance to the original. The book follows the Masks of Arlecchino, Pedrolino and Pulcinella as they gradually migrate and mutate into Harlequin, Mr. Punch and seaside Pierrot troupes. What happened to Pantalone, Scaramouche, Colombina and the male Lover is also investigated,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031105133
• ISBN13: 9783031105135
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"