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The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell’Arte Stage

© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell’Arte Stage 1
  6. Introduction 3
  7. 1. The Early Female Performer as Marketplace Fetish 13
  8. 2. Pornographic Bawds, Courtesans, and Maidservants 36
  9. 3. Iconic Prima Donnas 67
  10. 4. Transvestite Heroines 82
  11. 5. Isabella Andreini: The Making of a Diva 102
  12. 6. Conclusion 147
  13. Notes 153
  14. Bibliography 187
  15. Index 207
The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arte Stage
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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442619487-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell’Arte Stage 1
  6. Introduction 3
  7. 1. The Early Female Performer as Marketplace Fetish 13
  8. 2. Pornographic Bawds, Courtesans, and Maidservants 36
  9. 3. Iconic Prima Donnas 67
  10. 4. Transvestite Heroines 82
  11. 5. Isabella Andreini: The Making of a Diva 102
  12. 6. Conclusion 147
  13. Notes 153
  14. Bibliography 187
  15. Index 207
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