The Tradition of the Actor-Author in Italian Theatre

Fischer, D. (Ed.) (2013) The Tradition of the Actor-Author in Italian Theatre. Series: Italian Perspectives. Legenda: Oxford. ISBN 9781907975806

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Abstract

The central importance of the actor-author is a distinctive feature of Italian theatrical life, in all its eclectic range of regional cultures and artistic traditions. The fascination of the figure is that he or she stands on both sides of one of theatre's most important power relationships: between the exhilarating freedom of performance and the austere restriction of authorship and the written text. This broad-ranging volume brings together critical essays on the role of the actor-author, spanning the period from the Renaissance to the present. Starting with Castiglione, Ruzante and the commedia dell’arte, and surveying the works of Dario Fo, De Filippo and Bene, among others, the contributors cast light on a tradition which continues into Neapolitan and Sicilian theatre today, and in Italy's currently fashionable ‘narrative theatre’, where the actor-author is centre stage in a solo performance.

Item Type:Edited Books
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fischer, Dr Donatella
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College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Italian
Publisher:Legenda
ISBN:9781907975806
Copyright Holders:Legenda

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
624301Grant towards the publication of a monograph entitled The Tradition of the Actor-Author in Italian TheatreDonatella FischerThe Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (CARNEGIE)Prof A Miller 2MLC - ITALIAN