Domenico Pietropaolo. The Science of Buffoonery : Theory and History of the Commedia dell'Arte. Dovehouse Editions 1989 Softcover. Very Good unused Octavo 312 pp

“A collection of essays on the Commedia dell’Arte tradition, exploring with fundamental issues as textual segmentation, doubling, improvisation, the relation of Commedia dell’Arte to adjacent genres, its role in the development of national theatrical traditions and its revival in recent times.”