000			02736namna2200457 i 4500
005			20240528083255.0
020			_a9781487505356 _q(hardcover : acid-free paper)
040			_cAE-ShPAA
050			_aPN2672.A84 _bK67 2019
082	0	4	_a792.0945
100	1		_aKorneeva, Tatiana, _eauthor. _918671
245	1	4	_aThe dramaturgy of the spectator : _bItalian theatre and the public sphere, 1600-1800 / _cTatiana Korneeva.
264		1	_aToronto ; _aBuffalo ; _aLondon : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[2019]
300			_axii, 261 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt
337			_aunmediated _bn
338			_avolume _bnc
490	1		_aToronto Italian studies
501			_aP.B
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"The Dramaturgy of the Spectator: pioneers a shift in the way we think about theatre audience as both theoretical concept and historical phenomenon by examining the metomorphosis of spectators from an uncritical mass of early modern theatre-goers to an Enlightenment audience of experts and critics. This study argues for a gradual change in the self-conception of the spectatorship during the two"golden" centuries of Italian dramatic literature, outlining the dramatic strategies by which theatre called into being an adjusting audience capable of both aesthetics and political analysis. The author shows that, contrary to expectations, the public's progressive centrality to the theatre helped to create rather than hinder the playwrights's self-assertion and expression. At the same time, the discussion moves beyond spectatorship per se to consider a range of cultural assumptions and practices. These include the emergent public sphere, the power structures and social and cultural politics in Italy."--
648		7	_aTo 1799 _918672
650		0	_aItalian drama _y18th century _xHistory and criticism. _918673
650		0	_aItalian drama _yTo 1700 _xHistory and criticism. _918674
650		0	_aSpectators _zItaly _xHistory _y17th century. _918675
650		0	_aSpectators _zItaly _xHistory _y18th century. _918676
650		0	_aTheater audiences _zItaly _xHistory _y17th century. _918677
650		0	_aTheater audiences _zItaly _xHistory _y18th century. _918678
650		0	_aTheater audiences _zItaly _xPsychology _xHistory _y17th century. _918679
650		0	_aTheater audiences _zItaly _xPsychology _xHistory _y18th century. _918680
650		7	_aItalian drama. _918681
650		7	_aSpectators. _918682
650		7	_aTheater audiences _xPsychology. _914452
650		7	_aTheater audiences. _93891
651		7	_aItaly. _96807
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc.
655		7	_aHistory.
830		0	_aToronto Italian studies. _918683
910			_a1597
942			_cBK
999			_c1135 _d1135