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Carlo Goldoni
AuthorBooks · Second hand1707-1794
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. His plays offered his contemporaries images of themselves, often dramatizing the lives, values, and conflicts of the emerging middle classes. Though he wrote in French and Italian, his plays make rich use of the Venetian language, regional vernacular, and colloquialisms. Goldoni also wrote under the pen name and title Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade, which he claimed in his memoirs the "Arcadians of Rome" bestowed on him.
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About Carlo Goldoni
Birth
1707
Death
1794
First book
1753
Years writing
273
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. His plays offered his contemporaries images of themselves, often dramatizing the lives, values, and conflicts of the emerging middle classes. Though he wrote in French and Italian, his plays make rich use of the Venetian language, regional vernacular, and colloquialisms. Goldoni also wrote under the pen name and title Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade, which he claimed in his memoirs the "Arcadians of Rome" bestowed on him.
Carlo Goldoni was a prolific Venetian playwright who wrote over a thousand works throughout his career.
He is world-renowned for revolutionizing theater with masterpieces such as The Mistress of the Inn and The Servant of Two Masters.
Beyond his writing, Goldoni worked as a lawyer, poet, and opera librettist.
During his literary career, he used the pseudonym Polisseno Fegejo to sign some of his creations.
His legacy transcends borders, having lived and worked in both the Republic of Venice and France.
