Since its invention as a popular entertainment in Renaissance Italy, commedia's absurd and witty plots and charming personalities have captivated audiences as well as painters and sculptors. Artists through the ages have found inspiration in commedia's distinctive costumes, masks, and poignant figures, Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot. Commedia dell'arte is the first modern theatre - inspiration to Shakespeare, Moliere, Mozart and Balanchine, and forerunner of the modern stage comedy.
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Since its invention as a popular entertainment in Renaissance Italy, commedia's absurd and witty plots and charming personalities have captivated audiences as well as painters and sculptors. Artists through the ages have found inspiration in commedia's distinctive costumes, masks, and poignant figures, Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot. Commedia dell'arte is the first modern theatre - inspiration to Shakespeare, Moliere, Mozart and Balanchine, and forerunner of the modern stage comedy.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good-with no dust jacket. 0810911949. Light foxing to exterior edge of pages and prelims. Scratches (light) to cover. No writing or major defects. Otherwise in Very Good condition.; 9 X 1 X 12 inches; 208 pages.
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 208 pages. 4to, red boards, d.w. (chip in protective plastic layer). New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1998). Signed at half title page by the author. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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-1. Signed by Author, very good copy, hardcover, jacket shows some wear, solid and unmarked, nice interior. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Fine in near fine jacket. 185 illustrations, including 75 full color plates. 208pp., tall 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1998). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Used-Very Good. Harlequin, Columbine, Pierrot...commedia dell'arte is the first modern theater--inspiration to Shakespeare Moliere, Mozart, and Balanchine, and forerunner of the modern stage comedy. This unique book traces the history of commedia from the court of the Sun King to ballet and opera to the experimental performance theater of today. It also, for the first time, explores why visual artists from Tiepolo and Watteau to Picasso and Hockney have been drawn to its characters and themes. Since its invention as a popular entertainment in Renaissance Italy, commedia's absurd and witty plots and charming personalities have captivated audiences as well as painters and sculptors. Artists through the ages have found in commedia's distinctive costumes, masks, and poignant figures a wealth of inspiration. Lynne Lawner unearths rare plays, relates theatrical gossip, and shows why commedia's characters and their classic stories have come to life again and again, in myriad styles of theater and art. Book has minor shelf wear.
