COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND ITS IMPACT ON SHAKESPEARE’S PASTORAL COMEDY AS YOU LIKE IT Cover Image

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COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND ITS IMPACT ON SHAKESPEARE’S PASTORAL COMEDY AS YOU LIKE IT

Author(s): Milena M. Kaličanin, Hristina Aksentijević
Subject(s): Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: сommedia dell'arte; active/passive ritual drama; “mother forest ”; green world; As You Like It

Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the origins, development and basic genre features of сommedia dell'arte. The first part of the paper deals with the archetypal comic elements of сommedia dell'arte. The historical significance of this type of comedy, as Pandolfi (1957) stresses, lies in the fact that it unequivocally confirms the autonomy of theatrical art by imposing the neverending quest for the freedom to critically examine all the aspects of social life without any dose of censorship or limitations. Its comic pattern has the roots in the grotesque and absurdity of real life, which allows for the actors to fully affirm their artistic aspirations.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 63-85
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Serbian