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A 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. At the turn of the sixteenth century, Italian playwrights rediscovered and recast an old art formthe ancient Latin comedyto 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. The five 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

Author

Laura Giannetti; Guido Ruggiero; Bernardo Dovizi, da Bibbiena; Niccolò Machiavelli; Pietro Aretino

Publisher

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801872570

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13