Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. First edition. First printing, with full number line to 1. Hardcover. Rust cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight clean copy. Octavo, 328 pages, including notes, appendix, and bibliography. A bilingual edition of I due fratelli rivali (The Two Rival Brothers), a late Renaissance comedy by Giambattista Della Porta (1535 1615), presented with English translation on facing pages. Della Porta, a Neapolitan polymath and playwright, was a leading figure in Italian learned comedy and an early influence on European drama. This play, first published in 1601, exemplifies the fusion of classical Roman comic structure with the intricate plotting and character dynamics of commedia erudita. Edited and introduced by Louise George Clubb, a major scholar of Renaissance theater. FERRY-Univ.

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Title

Gli Duoi Fratelli Rivali: The Two Rival Brothers

Publisher

University of California Press (Berkeley)

Publication Date

1980

Language

English

ISBN 10

0520037863

ISBN 13

9780520037861

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Italian Literature

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English, Italian

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Text: English, Italian

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