{"product_id":"five-comedies-hardcover","title":"Five Comedies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlo Goldoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGianluca Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first and most important Italian playwrights to move away from the \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e tradition of improvisation, Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) wrote more naturalistic \"comedies of character\" that featured the dialect and situations of everyday life in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Comedies \u003c\/em\u003ecollects a selection of Goldoni's finest plays, annotated and translated into English: \u003cem\u003eThe New House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Coffee House\u003c\/em\u003e, and \"The Holiday Trilogy\" (\u003cem\u003eOff to the Country\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdventures in the Country\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBack from the Country\u003c\/em\u003e). Editor Michael Hackett provides an introduction to Goldoni and his performance tradition for directors, actors, and designers, revealing the masterful construction of Goldoni's plays, while an afterword by Cesare de Michelis carefully reconstructs the playwright's life and times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlo Goldoni \u003c\/strong\u003e(1707-1793) was a leading eighteenth-century Venetian playwright. \u003cb\u003eGianluca Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e is the Paul D. and Marilyn Paganucci Associate Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Colby College. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Hackett\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Theatre Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Hackett\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Theatre Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. \u003cstrong\u003eBrittany Asaro\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures at the University of San Diego. \u003cstrong\u003eCesare de Michelis\u003c\/strong\u003e is emeritus professor of contemporary Italian literature at the University of Padua, and president of Marsilio Editori.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755319853344,"sku":"9781442650282","price":176.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0ca3ba461b19d02f5133ef9d8923ea0.webp?v=1780055532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/five-comedies-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}