Berzal de Dios, Javier, author.

Visual experiences in Cinquecento theatrical spaces / Javier Berzal de Dios.

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
©2019

xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Toronto Italian studies

"Through an interdisciplinary examination of sixteenth-century theatre, Visual Experiences in Cinquecento Theatrical Spaces studies the performative aspects of the early modern stage, paying special attention to the overlooked complexities of audience experience. Examining the period's philosophical and aesthetic ideas about space, place, and setting, the book shows how artists consciously moved away from traditional representations of real spaces on stage, instead providing their audiences with more imaginative and collaborative engagements that were untethered by strict definitions of naturalism. In this way, the book breaks with traditional interpretations of early modern staging techniques, arguing that the goal of artists in this period was not to cater to a single privileged viewer through the creation of a naturalistically unified stage but instead to offer up a complex multimedia experience that would captivate a diverse assembly of theatre-goers."-- Provided by publisher.

9781487503888 (hardcover)
1487503881 (hardcover)

Theater Italy History 16th century.
Theaters Stage-setting and scenery Italy History 16th century.
Theater audiences.
Italian drama To 1700 History and criticism.
Theater audiences Italy History 16th century.
Théâtre Italie Histoire 16e siècle.
Espace (Théâtre) Italie Histoire 16e siècle.
Théâtre Publics Italie Histoire 16e siècle.
Théâtre italien Jusqu'à 1700 Histoire et critique.
Théâtre Publics.
Italian drama.
Theater.
Theaters Stage-setting and scenery.
Bühnenbild
Visuelle Wahrnehmung
Zuschauer
Italy.
Italien

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Toronto Italian studies.

Location: Library main 304653
Call No.: BIB 250311
Status: Available