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Semiotics and Pragmatics of Stage Improvisation
Domenico Pietropaolo
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Analysis of improvisation as a compositional practice in the Commedia dell'Arte and related traditions from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Domenic Pietropaolo takes textual material from the stage traditions of Italy, France, Germany and England, and covers comedic drama, dance, pantomime and dramatic theory, and more. He shines a light onto 'the signs of improvised communication'. The book is comprehensive in its analysis of improvised dramatic art across theatrical genres, and is multimodal in looking at the spoken word, gestural and non-verbal signs. The book focusses on dramatic text as well as: ... Read more
Analysis of improvisation as a compositional practice in the Commedia dell'Arte and related traditions from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Domenic Pietropaolo takes textual material from the stage traditions of Italy, France, Germany and England, and covers comedic drama, dance, pantomime and dramatic theory, and more. He shines a light onto 'the signs of improvised communication'. The book is comprehensive in its analysis of improvised dramatic art across theatrical genres, and is multimodal in looking at the spoken word, gestural and non-verbal signs. The book focusses on dramatic text as well as: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474225793
SKU
V9781474225793
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Ref
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About Domenico Pietropaolo
Domenico Pietropaolo is Professor of Italian Studies and Drama at the University of Toronto, Canada, where he is also Principal of St. Michael's College and Senior Fellow of Massey College.
Reviews for Semiotics and Pragmatics of Stage Improvisation
A fascinating and scholarly book ... [Pietropaolo] masterfully combines [his] broad knowledge to provide a novel and important analysis of Italian commedia improvisation ... Every scholar of improvisation, who would like to round out their expertise with a knowledge of its medieval Italian variant, will enjoy reading this book.
Studies in Theatre and Performance
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