Papers by Davide Giovanzana
The text presents and analyzes the similarities and differences between the Italian theatrical st... more The text presents and analyzes the similarities and differences between the Italian theatrical style, the Commedia dell’Arte with the Finnish epos, the Kalevala. It emphasizes the anthropological background of both sources and points out that despite the geographical distance and the apparent lack of contact, a continuity could be found. The presence of invisible bridges therefore permitted and justified the combination of these two “languages”: the Finnish epos with the Italian drama. At first the article explores the ritualistic origin of the Commedia dell’Arte and then links it with the healing session of the Finnish tietäjä. In the second part the essay focuses on the language and compares the different types of languages employed in the Commedia dell’Arte and in the Kalevala.
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Papers by Davide Giovanzana