Jewish Theatre Making in Mantua, 1520-1650

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This book studies how the Jewish community of Mantua established, normalized, and maintained interrelations with the Christian community for over 130 years, from 1520 to 1650, by means of theatre performance for the Gonzaga Dukes. Performance is shown to have been a mutually beneficial ""c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jaffe-Berg, Erith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Arc Humanities Press, 2022.
Series:Jewish Engagements Ser.
Subjects:
Drama.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
drama (literary genre)
DRAMA / Medieval.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • Figure 1. Map of Northern Italy with cities with significant Jewish contribution to theatre- making in Italy, 1520- 1650. Copyright Christian Harder, Esri
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: "Under the Happy Shadow and Secure Protection"
  • Chapter 2. Beginnings: Jews and the Early Modern Italian Stage 1475- 1540
  • Chapter 3. A Canny Theatrical Intermediary
  • Chapter 4. A Virtuoso of Jewish Mantua
  • Chapter 5. Jewish Theatrical Production in the Shadow of the Counter- Reformation
  • Chapter 6. The End of Jewish Performance in Mantua
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Translation of Description of Jewish Performance in Pesaro in 1475
  • Appendix 2. Jewish Performances in Mantua
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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