A Treatise on Acting, from Memory and by Improvisation, 1699: Bilingual Edition in English and Italian

Integrating the traditions of scripted theater and the commedia dell'arte, Perrucci capped a series of works by Italian theater professionals and literature scholars of his time by discussing staging, vocal ability and training, requisite acting skills, linguistic differentiation according social status, and how distinctive roles should be played. American scholars of the theater present the Italian and an English translation in parallel columns. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)