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Commedia For Beginners 
(by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty,
 authors of the musical "The Glorious Ones")

1. The Italian Comedy

Kommentar der Autoren:
"A really great account of the history... inspiring and in-depth"
2. Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook

Kommentar der Autoren:
"Lots of good info in a condensed form. Very basic on the characters, though."
3. Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell'Arte (PAJ Books)

Kommentar der Autoren:
"Excellent list of physical comedy routines.. still funny after all these years."
4. The Prop Builder's Mask-Making Handbook

Kommentar der Autoren:
"The most detailed and extensive book on mask-making that I've seen. Has a large commedia section."
5. Scenarios of the Commedia Dell'Arte: Flaminio Scala's Il Teatro Delle Favole Rappresentative

Kommentar der Autoren:
"Very dry book of scenarios, but it's a great jumpoff for writing your own."
6. Accents: A Manual for Actors

Kommentar der Autoren:
"If you want to get authentic or just mess around, this book/cd is great fun."
7. Commedia Dell'Arte: A Handbook for Troupes

Kommentar der Autoren:
"A glimpse of what it takes to start and maintain a troupe. Also has basic info on set/prop building."
8. The Physical Comedy Handbook

Kommentar der Autoren:
"Wonderful instruction manual teaching the secrets of slapstick"
9. Playing Commedia: A Training Guide to Commedia Techniques

Kommentar der Autoren:
"If you want to get a commedia troupe going, make this book the required reading for all members. Lots of great movement excercises that can be used for anything - not just commedia."
10. Commedia dell' Arte: Mit den Figuren Maurice Sands (Insel Bücherei) 

Kommentar des Übersetzers Roman Hinze:

"Ein kleines Büchlein in deutscher Sprache mit den wunderbaren Figurinenzeichnungen von Maurice Sands, dazu fundierte, wenn auch manchmal recht theoretische Ausführungen von Karl Riha."
11.   www.shane-arts.com/commedia.html

Kommentar des Übersetzers Roman Hinze:

"Als Leitfaden und Online-Lexikon findet sich im Internet die übersichtliche und umfangreiche Website von Shane Arts in Dallas."