Words, Characters, and Context: Giovan Maria Cecchi and the Language of Theatre
Article | Contributor(s): Konrad Eisenbichler
With over sixty plays to his credit, the Florentine notary Giovan Maria Cecchi (1518–87) was the most prolific Italian dramatist of the entire Renaissance. Not surprisingly, his fellow Florentines nicknamed him il Comico (the playwright) not only because of his great productivity, but also...