Giambattista della Porta, dramatist.

Giambattista della Porta, dramatist.

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Author / Creator:	Clubb, Louise George.
Imprint:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1965.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 359 pages) : portrait
Language:	English
Subject:	Porta, Giambattista della, -- approximately 1535-1615. Porta, Giambattista della, -- approximately 1535-1615. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11249461

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ISBN:	9781400874927 1400874920
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-342). Print version record.
Summary:	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 relaxation and, on occasion, to camouflage controversial aspects of his scientific research from the Inquisitions. Today his works in science are largely forgotten and his right to fame rests on the plays. This book brings together the available facts of Della Porta's rich and often mysterious life and closely examines his dramatic works as part of the Italian literary scene in late Renaissance.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Other form:	Print version: Clubb, Louise George. Giambattista della Porta, dramatist

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
I. Delia Porta's Life
II. Dating Delia Porta's Plays
III. Theater Between 1550 and 1614
IV. Delia Porta's Verse Dramas
V. Delia Porta's Verse Style
VI. Learned Comedy Between 1550 and 1614
VII. Delia Porta's Comedy
VIII. Delia Porta's Influence on Written Comedy
Appendices. Bibliography. Index
A. Dating the Plays
B. The Question of Scenari
C. Translations of Long Passages
Bibliography
Index