03358nam 22006855 450 991082656710332120230102051038.01-4875-3208-31-4875-3209-110.3138/9781487532086(CKB)4100000008207127(MiAaPQ)EBC5774589(DE-B1597)530956(OCoLC)1101101121(DE-B1597)9781487532086(MdBmJHUP)musev2_108125(EXLCZ)99410000000820712720200406h20192019 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dramaturgy of the Spectator Italian Theatre and the Public Sphere, 1600-1800 /Tatiana KorneevaToronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]©20191 online resource (274 pages)Toronto Italian Studies1-4875-0535-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chronology -- Introduction -- 1. How Theatre Invents the Public Sphere -- 2. The Privileged Visibility of the Viewer -- 3. The Politics of Spectatorship -- 4. Public Emotions and Emotional Publics -- 5. Playwrights Fight Back -- 6. Liberty and the Audience -- Epilogue."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."--Provided by publisherToronto Italian studies.Italian dramaTo 1700History and criticismItalyfastCriticism, interpretation, etc.fastHistory.fastart.audience.drama.dramaturgy.history of the theatre.italian history.italian literature.italian theatre.literature.performance studies.public sphere.spectators.theatre studies.Italian dramaHistory and criticism.792.0945cci1icclaccKorneeva Tatiana, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut476642DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910826567103321The Dramaturgy of the Spectator4043803UNINA