TABLE OF CONTENTS
ESSAYS
HOW FORM AND CONTENT CONTAIN LAUGHTER
Florin Berindeanu, pp. 9-16
THE ETHICAL ESSENCE OF “UMORISMO”
Umberto Mariani, pp. 19-28
L’UMORISMO AND FEMALE PORTRAITS: BETWEEN THEORY AND FICTION
Paola Casella, pp. 31-43
THE HUMORISTIC LENS IN PIRANDELLO’S SI GIRA
Michael Syrimis, pp. 45-63
ON HUMOR STRATEGIES IN IT IS SO! (IF YOU THINK SO)
Lidia Ciccone, pp. 65-75
COMPLEXITIES OF THE MASK, ENRICO IV AND J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
James Nikopoulos, pp. 77-93
PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
SIX CHARACTERS LOST IN A REWRITE
Kurt Taroff, pp. 95-100
BOOK REVIEWS
Franco Zangrilli. PIRANDELLO: PRESENZA VARIA E PERENNE.
Stefano Giannini, pp. 103-105
HISTORY OF ITALIAN THEATRE. Cambridge University Press.
Marvin Carlson, pp. 107-109