TY - BOOK AU - Kerr,Rosalind TI - The rise of the diva on the sixteenth-century commedia dell'arte stage /Rosalind Kerr T2 - Toronto Italian studies SN - 9781442619487 AV - PN2672 .R574 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Toronto PB - University of Toronto Press KW - Women in the theater KW - Italy KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Actresses KW - Sex role in the theater KW - Commedia dell'arte KW - History and criticism KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; The early female performer as marketplace fetish --; Pornographic bawds, courtesans, and maidservants --; Iconic prima donnas --; Transvestite heroines --; Isabella Andreini: the making of a diva --; Conclusion; 2; b N2 - The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arte Stage examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=961829&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -