{"product_id":"five-comedies-from-the-italian-laura-giannetti-9780801872587","title":"Five Comedies from the Italian Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA fresh translation of five important and popular comedies from the Italian Renaissance, along with an introduction addressing the texts, their translation, and the social and cultural world of Renaissance comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the sixteenth century, Italian playwrights rediscovered and recast an old art form--the ancient Latin comedy--to create witty, ribald, and intricately plotted plays that delighted Renaissance audiences with their clever reversals of gender and class roles. Five Comedies from the Italian Renaissance brings together the best of these works in lively new translations by Laura Giannetti and Guido Ruggiero, who also place the comedies in their cultural and social context. Presenting a fresh perspective on the Italian Renaissance, these deft translations allow modern readers to experience the original artistry and carnivalesque humor of these delightfully profane and irreverent literary classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five plays: The Comedy of Calandro by Bernardo Dovizi de Bibbiena; The Mandrake Root by Niccol? Machiavelli; The Master of the Horse by Pietro Aretino; The Deceived by the Academy of the Intronati of Siena; and A Venetian Comedy by anonymous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Giannetti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801872588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801872587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.79d","brand":"Laura Giannetti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896480030975,"sku":"9780801872587","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c82cb906-087f-4a06-84da-9ecb434452a0.jpg?v=1721371511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-comedies-from-the-italian-laura-giannetti-9780801872587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}