{"product_id":"five-comedies-9781442650282","title":"Five Comedies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carlo Goldoni | Gianluca Rizzo | Michael Hackett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46480878928023,"sku":"9781442650282","price":8961.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781442650282.jpg?v=1766310590","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/five-comedies-9781442650282","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}