I. Delia Porta's Life

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction xi
5. I. Delia Porta's Life 1
6. II. Dating Delia Porta's Plays 57
7. III. Theater Between 1550 and 1614 70
8. IV. Delia Porta's Verse Dramas 88
9. V. Delia Porta's Verse Style 122
10. VI. Learned Comedy Between 1550 and 1614 135
11. VII. Delia Porta's Comedy 141
12. VIII. Delia Porta's Influence on Written Comedy 250
13. Appendices. Bibliography. Index
14. A. Dating the Plays 300
15. B. The Question of Scenari 302
16. C. Translations of Long Passages 308
17. Bibliography 315
18. Index 343