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The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy: A Bilingual Edition (Volume 63) (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series)

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This translation makes The Buffoons, the first female-authored comedy printed in Italy, available to Anglophone readers for the first time. Published in 1641, this burlesque play depicts the mismatched sexual desires of a prince and princess. Although set in northern Africa, the comedy satirizes the Florentine court of Grand Duke Ferdinando II de’ Medici, one of Costa’s several elite patrons. By featuring the clownish antics of an unconventional cast of dwarfs, hunchbacks, and buffoons, it reflects the bizarre appetites and grotesque entertainments of the day. Ribald puns and commedia dell’arte-inspired slapstick abound, presenting the reader with a comic alternative to decorous women’s writing in early modern Italy.
Request Code : ZLIBIO4204364
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Year:
2018
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Iter Press
Language:
English
Pages:
368
ISBN 10:
0866985921
ISBN 13:
9780866985925
ISBN:
0866985921,9780866985925

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