“The cause of plagues are playes”. La peste, il teatro e l’altrove proibito

The metaphor of the theatre as plague was one of the most effective tools for antitheatrical discourse in early modern Europe. Whereas much research has been conducted with regard to the content of this analogy (both the theatre and the plague lead the social body to physical and ethical consumption...

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Main Author: Alessandro Melis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-12-01
Series:LEA : Lingue e Letterature d'Oriente e d'Occidente
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-lea/article/view/10986