Zanni or Zani is a character type of Commedia dell`arte best known as an astute servant and trickster. The Zanni comes from the countryside. The Zanni is known to be a `dispossessed immigrant worker”. Throughout time, the Zanni grew to be a popular figure who was first seen in commedia as early as the fourteenth century. The English word zany......
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stock servant character in the Italian improvisational theatre known as the commedia dell`arte. Zanni were valet buffoons, clowns, and knavish ... [1 related articles]
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