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Theatre in Italian Renaissance. Changes from Medieval to Renaissance Theatre. Medieval Europe had saw consistent theatre Renaissance saw theatre develop uniquely in each nation
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Changes from Medieval to Renaissance Theatre • Medieval Europe had saw consistent theatre • Renaissance saw theatre develop uniquely in each nation • Local customs, languages, geography, environment, politics, and ideologies influenced theatre differently from region to region
European Developments • Church no longer holds monopoly over Europe (Reformation) • Humanism • Private Patrons
Revival of the Classical Period • Renewed interest/discover in Greece and Rome • Tried to replicate their cultures • Discover lost knowledge
In Italy • Buildings constructed for the purpose of performance • Theatre houses and Operas • Imitate ancient world
Renewal in Classical Language • Purify Latin • Dante reintroduces the beauty of language “Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.” ~ Dante