English and Italian Literature and Drama: Beolco’s Social Theatre at the Renaissance Turning Point

The Renaissance was not simply the age of Shakespeare. It was also the age of Angelo Beolco – better known as Ruzante –whose groundbreaking theatre transformed comedy into a powerful vehicle for social critique and artistic innovation. This volume places Beolco at the centre of a new account of Renaissance culture, revealing how Italian and English drama developed through a dynamic process of…