The Servant of Two Masters

by Carlo Goldoni, Edward J. Dent (Translator)

Overview

First published in 1952, this is the second edition of a volume which was originally published in 1928. The text contains an English translation of The Servant of Two Masters, one of Goldoni's most celebrated comedies. An introduction and notes on production are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Goldoni, eighteenth-century drama and Italian literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521078504
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/02/1970
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was a Venetian playwright and librettist who wrote some of Italy’s most well renowned plays and operas. Throughout his life he developed a unique comedic style, combining commedia dell’arte with a more realistic look at an emerging middle class. Along with The Servant of Two Masters his most famous stage works include Mine Hostess, The Crafty Widow, The Antiquiarian’s Family and The Fan.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Carlo Goldoni and the comedy of masks; Notes on production; The Servant of Two Masters.

Editorial Reviews

Nothing short of brilliant...SERVANT does commedia proud! Gags, wisecracks, sly sexual references, acrobatics...this is the real thing!

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A circus of styles tumbling backwards, forwards and sideways...full of ancient, hooting laughs zapped together with up-your-alley anachronisms. Shower flowers on director Paolo Landi and Jeffrey Hatcher for their re-working of the eighteenth-century Italian script. Broad, bold, whacked-out and wild! A tour-de-farce! Unforgettable, undiminished delight!

Milwaukee Weekly