Commedia dell'arte (Italian for Commedia dell'arte, "professional comedy") is a theatrical genre that developed in Italy in the 16th century by traveling troupes. Its exact origins remain unclear, but elements of ancient Greek and early modern Roman comedies have been discovered. By the end of the 16th century, theater companies already existed in other parts of Europe; and in the 17th century this style was already widely spread throughout Europe. After 1750, it began to gradually decline and by 1800 it had completely died out.<\/p>\n
La commedia dell'arte (in Italian Commedia dell'arte, "professional comedy") is a theatrical genre that was developed in Italy in the XVI century by compagnie viaggianti. Le sue origini esatte remain poco chiare, ma ci sono elementi di antiche commedie greche e romane dall'inizio della nuova era. Alla fine del XVI secolo esistevano gi\u00e0 compagnie teatrali in altre parti d'Europa; and in the 17th century this style was already diffused throughout Europe. Dopo il 1750 cominci\u00f2 gradually a vanire e nel 1800 era gi\u00e0 completamente morto.<\/strong><\/p>\n