{"product_id":"lovers-debates-for-the-stage-a-bilingual-edition-volume-91-paperback","title":"Lovers' Debates for the Stage: A Bilingual Edition Volume 91 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabella Andreini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePamela Allen Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJulie D. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and dynamic lovers' dialogues for the stage. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The actress and author Isabella Andreini won international renown playing the bold, versatile, and intellectual inamorata of the commedia dell'arte. After her death, her husband Francesco Andreini continued publishing her works, among them the thirty-one \u003ci\u003eamorosi contrasti\u003c\/i\u003e--or lovers' debates-- presented in this volume. Available in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eLovers' Debates\u003c\/i\u003e enables readers to envision the commedia dell'arte through the words of its most revered diva. Lovers flirt boldly, trade bawdy insults, exhibit their learning, and drive each other mad in stage dialogues that showcase Isabella's skill in composition and drama. Sparkling with wit and bursting with dynamic energy, these brilliant lovers' dialogues for the stage hold strong appeal not only for specialists in early modern literature and women's studies, but for enthusiasts, scholars, and practitioners of classic and contemporary theatre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabella Andreini\u003c\/b\u003e (1562-1604) was a renowned prima donna of the European stage. Also a poet, playwright, and author of philosophical letters, she was one of the most published Italian women writers in the seventeenth century. \u003cb\u003ePamela Allen Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJulie D. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and premodern global studies at Eastern Illinois University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Circles and Gender in Early Modern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eEric Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar, actor, and director of early modern European drama at Syracuse University in Florence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462484705458,"sku":"9781649590480","price":120.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2410b41644b5cc266db37d9c32372968.webp?v=1778969686","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lovers-debates-for-the-stage-a-bilingual-edition-volume-91-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}