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Mirtilla, A Pastoral - A Bilingual Edition

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Mirtilla, A Pastoral - A Bilingual Edition - Andreini, Isabella, and Kisacky, Julia, and Finucci, Valeria
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Isabella 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 ing???nue 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 ...

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Mirtilla, A Pastoral - A Bilingual Edition 2018, Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US, Arizona

ISBN-13: 9780866985888

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