Completed By: Sydney Levine, Matthew Varney, & Alexandra Fanuzzi

What is Commedia?

Commedia De'll Arte is a form of Italian comedy from the 16th Century. Commedia De'll Arte is an improvisational art form, where the actors create their own scripts. This art form has traditional scenes and characters.

Works Cited:

The Commedia Dell'Arte: A Study in Italian Popular Comedy. Winifred Smith. New York: Columbia University Press, 1912. pp. 1-20.

A Short History of the Drama. Martha Fletcher Bellinger. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1927. pp. 153-7.