Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chapter One. Imitation: The Link between Past and Present 1
5. Chapter Two. Machiavelli’s Mandragola 26
6. Chapter Three. Clizia: From Stage to Stage 45
7. Chapter Four. Cecchi’s Assiuolo: An Apian Imitation 64
8. Chapter Five. Groto’s Emilia: Fiction Meets Reality 84
9. Chapter Six. Gli duoi fratelli rivali: Della Porta Adapts Bandello’s Prose Narrative to the Stage 105
10. Chapter Seven. Orbecche: Giraldi’s Imitation of His Own Prose Narrative 128
11. Chapter Eight. Dolce’s Marianna: From History to the Stage 148
12. Conclusion 167
13. Notes 173
14. Bibliography 199
15. Index 213