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The Venetian Origins Of The Commedia Dell'arte Is A Striking New Enquiry Into The Late-renaissance Stirrings Of Professional Secular Comedy In Venice, And Their Connection To The Development Of What Came To Be Known As The Commedia Dell'arte. The Book Contends That Through A Symbiotic Collaboration Between Patrician Amateurs And Plebeian Professionals, Innovative Forms Of Comedy Developed In The Venice Region, Fusing 'high' And 'low' Culture In A Provocative Mix That Had A Truly Mass Appeal. Rich With Anecdotes, Images, And Literary - Often Ribald - Comic Passages, Peter Jordan's Central Argument Has Important Implications For The Study Of Venetian Art, Popular Theatre And European Cultural History-- Provided By Publisher.