The rise of the diva on the sixteenth-century commedia dell'arte stage /
"This book examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy. Tracing this development from actresses' earliest appearances as sideshow attractions to their attainment of international stardom, Rosalind Kerr explores the ways in which actresses used their t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Toronto Italian studies
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| Summary: | "This book examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy. Tracing this development from actresses' earliest appearances as sideshow attractions to their attainment of international stardom, Rosalind Kerr explores the ways in which actresses used their talents and sex appeal to further their careers and establish the cult of the diva in Italy and beyond." -- dust jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm xiii, 216 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-206) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1442649119 (bound : acid-free paper) 1442649119 9781442649118 (bound : acid-free paper) 9781442649118 |