Pastoral Drama in Early Modern Italy: The Making of a New Genre: 15 (Legenda Italian Perspectives)

by Lisa Sampson (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2006

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  Emerging in Italy in the mid-sixteenth century, pastoral drama is one of the most characteristic genres of its time. Sampson traces its uneven development into the following century by exploring masterpieces by Tasso and Guarini, and many lesser known works, some by women writers.