{"product_id":"carlo-gozzi-john-louis-digaetani-9780786493784","title":"Carlo Gozzi: A Life in the 18th Century Venetian Theater, an Afterlife in Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003e Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) is best known for his plays that have famously been adapted into opera librettos. Puccini's final opera, \u003ci\u003eTurandot, \u003c\/i\u003e was based on a play by Gozzi. Prokofiev's \u003ci\u003eThe Love of Three Oranges\u003c\/i\u003e is also based on a Gozzi play. Richard Wagner's first opera, \u003ci\u003eDie Feen, \u003c\/i\u003e is based on Gozzi's \u003ci\u003eLa Donna Serpente.\u003c\/i\u003e Mozart's \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute\u003c\/i\u003e contains many elements that are similar to Gozzi's plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gozzi is well known for reviving \u003ci\u003ecommedia dell'arte, \u003c\/i\u003e an ancient form of Italian improvisational theater that had fallen out of favor before his time. This is the first full biography in English of the most successful playwright in 18th century Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Louis Digaetani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078649378X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786493784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"John Louis Digaetani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634253426943,"sku":"9780786493784","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55c5ab1b-a90d-4dc9-8d04-e19b1d0cb3e7.jpg?v=1703588346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carlo-gozzi-john-louis-digaetani-9780786493784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}