Brief Notices
This volume begins with a list of illustrations (vii–xii), an introduction by the editors (1–28), a timeline (29–31), and maps of the Low Countries (32–36). The primary text includes essays in five parts. Part 1, "Precursors," includes Carla Dauven-Van Kippenberg, "Borderline Texts: The Case of the Maastricht (Ripuarian) Passion Play" (37–52); and W.M.H. Hummelen, "Pausa and Selete in the Bliscapen" (53–78). Part 2, "Politics and Religion," includes Gary K. Waite, "Rhetoricians and Religious Compromise during the Early Reformation, c. 1520–1555" (79–102); and Wim Hüsken, "'Heresy' in the Plays of the Dutch Rhetoricians" (103–26). Part 3, "Literary Traditions of Rhetoricians Plays," includes Bart Ramakers, "Dutch Allegorical Theatre: Tradition and Conceptual Approach" (127–48); Peter Happé, "Pyramus and Thisbe: Rhetoricians and Shakespeare" (149–68); and Elsa Strietman, "God, Gods, Humans, and Sinnekens in Classical Rhetoricians Plays" (169–86). Part 4, "Urban Dramatic Culture," includes Alan E. Knight, "Guild Patrons and Urban Stability in Lille" (187–208); Lynette R. Muir, "Rhetoricians and the Drama: The Francophone Tradition" (209–20); and Meg Twycross, "Worthy Women of the Old Testament: The Ambachtsvrouwen of the Leuven Ommegang" (221–52). Part 5, "Performance and Material Culture," includes Th. C. J. van Der Heijden and F. C. Van Boheemen, "Accommodation and the Possessions of Chambers of Rhetoric in the Province of Holland" (253–82); and Femke Kramer, "Producing Late Medieval Dutch Plays Today" (283–312). The volume concludes with a glossary (313–14) and contributor biographies (315–20). [End Page 269]
Following a list of illustrations (viii–ix), a list of contributors (x–xiv), and an introduction by Joseph Farrell, "In Search of Italian Theatre" (1–6), this volume contains overviews of relevant subjects in six parts. Part 1, "The Middle Ages," includes "Secular and Religious Drama in the Middle Ages" (9–28). Part 2, "The Renaissance," includes "The Renaissance Stage (31–38); "Erudite Comedy" (39–43); "Ariosto and Ferrara" (44–50); "Machiavelli and Florence" (51–57); "The Intronati and Sienese Comedy" (58–60); "Ruzante and the Veneto" (61–73); Aretino and Later Comic Playwrights" (74–83); "Tragedy" (84–90); "Pastoral Drama" (91–101); and "Commedia Dell'arte" (102–24). Part 3, "The Seventeenth Century," includes "Arrivals and Departures" (145–50); "The Venetian Stage" (151–59); "Carlo Goldoni, Playwright and Reformer" (160–76); "Carlo Gozzi" (177–85); "Metastasio and the Melodrama" (186–94); and "Vittorio Alfieri" (195–204). Part 5, "The Risorgimento and United Italy," includes "The Romantic Theatre" (207–22); "The Theatre of United Italy" (223–34); "The Dialect Theatres of Northern Italy" (235–43); "Neopolitan Theatre" (244–56); and "Sicilian Dialect Theatre" (257–66). Part 6, "The Modern Age," includes "Actors, Authors and Directors" (269–77); "Innovation and Theatre of the Grotesque" (278–84); "The March of the Avante-garde" (285–92); "Luigi Pirandello" (293–311); "Italo Svevo, Dramatist" (312–22); "D'Annunzio's Theatre" (323–38); "Theatre Under Fascism" (339–48); "Pier Paolo Pasolini" (349–56); "Dario Fo" (357–67); "Contemporary Women's Theatre" (368–78); and "The Contemporary Scene" (379–93). Contributors include: Richard Andrews, Alberto Beniscelli, Peter Brand, Roberto Cuppone, Joseph Farrell, Donatella Fischer, Ronnie Ferguson, Robert S. C. Gordon, Clive Griffiths, Costantino Maeder, Gaetana Marrone, Nerida Newbigin, Guido Nicastro, Giberto Pizzamiglio, Paola Puppa, Kenneth and Laura Richards, Lisa Sampson, Antonio Scuderi, Maurice Slawinski, Ferdinando Taviani, Piermario Vescovo, Sharon Wood, and John Woodhouse. The volume concludes with an index (394–418).
This volume begins with a list of illustrations (vii–x), notes on contributors (xi–xiii), acknowledgments (xiv–xvi), a forward by Stanley Wells (xvii–xx), and an introduction by the editor (1–22...
