
Episode 152: As the Saying Goes
The History of English Podcast
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The History of Italian Comedy
The word slap stick entered english in the 18 hundreds, but it can be traced back to the italian comedia delarte of the 15 hundreds. There were a handful of stock characters, and they usually wore masks. This particular form of italian comedy became so popular across europe that it influenced a theatre in other countries as well, including england. Next time we're going to look at one of the great debates in the history of English language - what words should be used? By the mid and latter part of the 15 Hundreds, writers were starting to debate the nature of the language.
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