Modern Neapolitan Theater

Literary/ Cultural Context Essay

Mariano d'Amora (Istituto Universitario Orientale di NAPOLI)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

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Theatre

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Date of occurrence 1900-

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Italy (Location)

When one thinks of Neapolitan theater in the twentieth century, the first name that most likely comes to mind is that of the prolific playwright, actor, and director Eduardo De Filippo. There are others, however, who merit our attention. The first is Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (Naples, 27 February 1921 - Rome, 15 December 2005), a crucial figure in the evolution of Neapolitan theatre. Indeed, his works (especially In memoria di una signora amica [In Memory of a Lady Friend, 1963], Persone naturali e strafottenti [Natural and Arrogant People 1974], Cammurriata. Canti di malavita [Camorra Play. Tales of Life of Crime, 1983], and Una tragedia reale [A Royal Tragedy, 1992]), could be said to …

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Citation: d'Amora, Mariano. "Modern Neapolitan Theater". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 May 2019 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19537, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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