{"product_id":"five-comedies-carlo-goldoni-9781442650282","title":"Five Comedies","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlo Goldoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442650281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442650282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.90w x 1.50d","brand":"Carlo Goldoni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250487251199,"sku":"9781442650282","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_036b8f08-a3d4-4c3d-8735-4d7026690bf3.jpg?v=1729600463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-comedies-carlo-goldoni-9781442650282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}