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Although Renaissance scholars generally agree that Della Porta was the finest comic playwright of his generation in Italy, no detailed analysis of these plays and of their considerable influence outside Italy has previously appeared. One of the most famous men of his time in the field of scientific investigation, Della Porta wrote plays for relaxat



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. xi*I. Delia Porta's Life, pg. 1*II. Dating Delia Porta's Plays, pg. 57*III. Theater Between 1550 and 1614, pg. 70*IV. Delia Porta's Verse Dramas, pg. 88*V. Delia Porta's Verse Style, pg. 122*VI. Learned Comedy Between 1550 and 1614, pg. 135*VII. Delia Porta's Comedy, pg. 141*VIII. Delia Porta's Influence on Written Comedy, pg. 250*A. Dating the Plays, pg. 300*B. The Question of Scenari, pg. 302*C. Translations of Long Passages, pg. 308*Bibliography, pg. 315*Index, pg. 343

Giambattista Della Porta Dramatist

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 December 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691624655
      978-0691624655
      ISBN-10 0691624658
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Although Renaissance scholars generally agree that Della Porta was the finest comic playwright of his generation in Italy, no detailed analysis of these plays and of their considerable influence outside Italy has previously appeared. One of the most famous men of his time in the field of scientific investigation, Della Porta wrote plays for relaxat



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. xi*I. Delia Porta's Life, pg. 1*II. Dating Delia Porta's Plays, pg. 57*III. Theater Between 1550 and 1614, pg. 70*IV. Delia Porta's Verse Dramas, pg. 88*V. Delia Porta's Verse Style, pg. 122*VI. Learned Comedy Between 1550 and 1614, pg. 135*VII. Delia Porta's Comedy, pg. 141*VIII. Delia Porta's Influence on Written Comedy, pg. 250*A. Dating the Plays, pg. 300*B. The Question of Scenari, pg. 302*C. Translations of Long Passages, pg. 308*Bibliography, pg. 315*Index, pg. 343

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