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commedia dell'arte


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An improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th–18th centuries, based on stock characters. Actors adapted their comic dialogue and action according to a few basic plots (commonly love intrigues) and to topical issues.

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Commedia dell'arte
in The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature Length: 1102 words
Commedia Dell'arte
in The International Encyclopedia of Dance Length: 3716 words
Commedia dell'Arte
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 1287 words
commedia dell'arte
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 1988 words

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