italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear colleagues,
This inquiry comes from a colleague of mine at Santa Cruz. I'm afraid
I don't know the answer. Any help you can provide will be of interest
to both of us. Mille grazie.
> working on an article on El Greco and I need to inform myself on
> Italian theater, as in some of his paintings he used scenography
> prints as sources for his architectural background. I noticed that
> in his models there are stairs leading from the scene down to the
> area of the audience and I wonder how those were used by the actors.
> Do we know if they ever stepped down to the level of the audience,
> when and why? Can you recommend any readings on this or direct me to
> another person who might tell me?
Deanna Shemek
Provost, Cowell College
Professor, Italian and Comparative Literature
Mail: Cowell College Academic Service Center
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064
Tel. 831/459-2251 (messages)
Fax 831/459-4880
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