Bidermann, J.

...Influenced by the Italian Commedia dell'Arte, which was introduced from the south, clowns such as Hanswurst and Harlequin were born, who became popular among the masses. From the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century, plays were also performed within Catholic churches in reaction to the Protestant Reformation, but the Jesuits in particular produced plays for the purpose of evangelization, such as Jacob Bidermann's (1578-1639) Zenodoxus (premiered in 1602), which were of a high standard and supported by the Baroque worldview. The great festive processions held on occasions such as the enthronement of an emperor also embodied the idea of ​​Baroque theater, which viewed the theater as the world. ...

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…南から入ってきたイタリアのコメディア･デラルテの影響もあり，ハンスブルストやハレキンなどの民衆に親しまれる道化も生まれた。また16世紀半ばから17世紀半ばまでは，宗教改革に反撃するカトリック教団内での演劇も行われたが，とくにイエズス会で，布教の目的で行われた演劇が，ビーダーマンJacob Bidermann(1578‐1639)の《ツェノドクスス》(1602初演)のような，バロックの世界観に裏付けられた水準の高い劇を生み出している。皇帝の即位などの機会に行われた大祝祭行列も，劇場を世界とみるバロック劇の理念を体現しているといえよう。…

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