{"product_id":"mirtilla-a-pastoral-a-bilingual-edition-9780866985888","title":"Mirtilla A Pastoral  A Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsabella Andreini was the most famous actress of the Italian Renaissance, the darling of dukes and kings, as well as of less-moneyed theatergoers. As a founding member with her husband, Francesco, of the Compagnia dei Gelosi, she performed ceaselessly throughout Italy and France, and was prized for the new role she invented for women on stage, that of the ingénue with a comic bent. She was also a playwright; in fact, the first woman to publish a pastoral. This modern edition and translation subtly captures the novelty, as well as the imaginative pyrotechnics, of a brilliant, self-made virtuosa of the stage.    The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe - The Toronto Series: Volume 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their annotated edition and translation of Isabella Andreini’s La \u003ci\u003eMirtilla\u003c\/i\u003e, Valeria Finucci and Julia Kisacky give expert and much-deserved attention to a watershed text — one of the first two early modern plays, along with Maddalena Campiglia’s \u003ci\u003eFlori\u003c\/i\u003e, authored by a woman in Italy. Finucci’s introduction adroitly guides readers through Andreini’s fascinating life as a poet, performer, wife, dramatist, and international celebrity. Kisacky’s nuanced translation allows English-language readers to find equal enjoyment in Andreini’s comic and pastoral modes. The result puts a fresh face on a now-canonical play that will be accessible to undergraduates approaching the text for the first time, while allowing scholars of early modern theater and women’s writing to find a renewed appreciation for Andreini and her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sara E. Díaz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssistant Professor of the Practice of Italian, Fairfield University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In their annotated edition and translation of Isabella Andreini’s La Mirtilla, Valeria Finucci and Julia Kisacky give expert and much-deserved attention to a watershed text—one of the first two early modern plays, along with Maddalena Campiglia’s \u003ci\u003eFlori\u003c\/i\u003e, authored by a woman in Italy. Finucci’s introduction adroitly guides readers through Andreini’s fascinating life as a poet, performer, wife, dramatist, and international celebrity. Kisacky’s nuanced translation allows English-language readers to find equal enjoyment in Andreini’s comic and pastoral modes. The result puts a fresh face on a now-canonical play that will be accessible to undergraduates approaching the text for the first time, while allowing scholars of early modern theater and women’s writing to find a renewed appreciation for Andreini and her work.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Sara E. Díaz, Fairfield University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations xv\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Pastoral Drama and Women’s Authorial Voice 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Other Voice 1\u003cbr\u003eBiography 2\u003cbr\u003eWorks 9\u003cbr\u003eAndreini, the Actress 13\u003cbr\u003eThe Female Stage 18\u003cbr\u003eThe Pastoral Play 29\u003cbr\u003eMirtilla: Structure and Themes 32\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Italian Text 42\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Transcription 45\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Translation 46\u003cbr\u003eMirtilla: Italian Text 48\u003cbr\u003ePrologo 52\u003cbr\u003eAtto Primo 64\u003cbr\u003eAtto Secondo 98\u003cbr\u003eAtto Terzo 126\u003cbr\u003eAtto Quarto 170\u003cbr\u003eAtto Quinto 214\u003cbr\u003eMirtilla: English Translation with Endnotes 49\u003cbr\u003ePrologue 53\u003cbr\u003eAct One 65\u003cbr\u003eAct Two 99\u003cbr\u003eAct Three 127\u003cbr\u003eAct Four 171\u003cbr\u003eAct Five 215\u003cbr\u003eNotes 256\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 271\u003cbr\u003eIndex 287","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038930567511,"sku":"9780866985888","price":48.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mirtilla-a-pastoral-a-bilingual-edition-9780866985888","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}