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Skip to contentDepartment of EnglishMenu Close Search Undergraduate ProgramMFA in Creative WritingPhD in English & American LiteratureResearchStudent ResourcesOur PeopleLet your curiosity lead the way:Apply TodayHomeCoursesUpcoming EventsRecent NewsThe SpectacleContact Us Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&S The Commedia Dell'arte ENGLISH LITERATURE 429A A study of the Italian professional theater of the late Renaissance period, with attention to historical, literary, and performative dimensions. Using mainly primary documents available both in translation and in the Italian original, we will study the "business of playing" for the commedia dell'arte actor and examine the various uses of literature in the commedia's improvisational theater. We will concentrate on the "golden age" (1545-1630), but in the final weeks of the course attend to the afterlife of the commedia dell'arte in France, Russia, Latin America, and in Dario Fo. Drama students will have particular occasions and responsibilities for enacting scenes and sketches from the repertoire, and for experimenting with various improvisational techniques. Two papers, and either a final research project (for the Comparative Literature and Italian students) or a final performance piece (for the Drama students). Course Attributes: EN H; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM Quick LinksNewsEventsOur PeopleFaculty BookshelfDepartment AwardsResourcesContactAdditional information Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SCopyright 2024 by:Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. LouisFollow Us Facebook Twitter Contact Us: Department of English [email protected] Visit the main Washington University in St. Louis website1 Brookings Drive / St. Louis, MO 63130 / wustl.edu