Five Comedies

Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793) was a leading eighteenth-century Venetian playwright.Gianluca Rizzo is the Paul D. and Marilyn Paganucci Associate Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Colby College. Michael Hackett is a professor in the Theatre Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Michael Hackett is a professor in the Theatre Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Brittany Asaro is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures at the University of San Diego. Cesare de Michelis is emeritus professor of contemporary Italian literature at the University of Padua, and president of Marsilio Editori.

• Preface: Carlo Goldoni (Massimo Ciavolella and Luigi Ballerini)ChronologyIntroduction: The Theatrical Machine of Carlo Goldoni (Michael Hackett)The New HouseCoffee HouseThe Holiday Trilogy: Three ComediesOff to the CountryAdventures in the CountryBack from the CountryAfterword: Goldoni Our Contemporary (Cesare De Michalis)