{"product_id":"five-comedies-hardback-9781442650282","title":"Five Comedies (Hardback) 9781442650282","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFive Comedies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarlo Goldoni (Author), Gianluca Rizzo (Edited by), Michael Hackett (Edited by), Michael Hackett (Introduction by), Brittany Asaro (With), Cesare de Michelis (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442650282\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Carlo Goldoni (Massimo Ciavolella and Luigi Ballerini)\u003cbr\u003e  Chronology\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction: The Theatrical Machine of Carlo Goldoni (Michael Hackett)\u003cbr\u003e  The New House\u003cbr\u003e  Coffee House\u003cbr\u003e  The Holiday Trilogy: Three Comedies\u003cbr\u003e  Off to the Country\u003cbr\u003e  Adventures in the Country\u003cbr\u003e  Back from the Country\u003cbr\u003e  Afterword: Goldoni Our Contemporary (Cesare De Michalis)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681289433368,"sku":"9781442650282","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/five-comedies-hardback-9781442650282","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}