"Grounded in a thorough mastery of scholarly literature on eighteenth-century French theatre, McMahan's study ingeniously interprets Luigi Riccoboni and his troupe as theatrical migrants who used comedy as a means of cultural diplomacy. . . McMahan's innovative approach to comme…
"How do nationalized stereotypes inform the reception and content of the migrant comedians work? How do performers adapt? What gets lost (and found) in translation? Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Theatre Italien, 1716-1723 explores these questions in an Early Modern context. …
How do nationalized stereotypes inform the reception and content of the migrant comedians work? How do performers adapt? What gets lost (and found) in translation? Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Theatre Italien, 1716-1723 explores these questions in an Early Modern context. W…