Personaggi buffoneschi, dramatis personae e il loro pubblico nelle novelle sceneggiate del Decameron

Abstract

It is well-known that Boccaccio’s Decameron played a salient part in the development of Italian Renaissance comedy, as the theatrical character of many of its novellas is associated with their well-nigh ubiquitous comic nature, which is manifested in a variety of forms, such as aspects of farce or parody, a conspiratorial plot, qui pro quo, disguises and dressing-up games, and the ever-present verbal or situational beffa – rather complicated sometimes. In this article, I conduct a detailed analysis of the dramatic and theatrical content in three novellas: II 1 – very close to a mime, IX 5, the characters of which are more like the dramatis personae of a stage play, and V 8, which involves a genuine play arranged by the main character to make a woman to change her mind about rejecting him.

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