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Play in Renaissance Italy
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Play in Renaissance Italy
"The first wide-ranging, entertaining and accessible introduction to play in Renaissance Italy"--
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From comic verse to practical jokes, pornography to satire, acting to acrobatics, the Renaissance witnessed the flowering of play in all its forms. In the first wide-ranging and accessible introduction to play in Renaissance Italy, Play in Renaissance Italy by Peter Burke, a celebrated historian of the Italian Renaissance, synthesises over forty years’ research. Burke explores the various forms of play in this period and offers an overview that reveals the many connections between its different domains.
While play could be rough, the Church played an increasing role in determining acceptable and unacceptable forms of play. After campaigns against violence and obscenity, much of the licentiousness characteristic of the early Renaissance was tamed.
This entertaining study of play reveals much about the culture of Renaissance Italy and illuminates an essential element in human life.
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Play in Renaissance Italy by Peter Burke is praised for its engaging synthesis of decades of research on the Renaissance's playful aspects. The book is commended for its wide array of examples, from humanist wit to popular entertainments like bull-baiting and theatre. It offers a fresh perspective by highlighting the cultural importance of play and laughter during the period.
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ISBN: 9781509543434
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 249g
Pages: 120
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Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and a Fellow of Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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