Servant Of Two Masters - Softcover

Goldoni, Carlo; Hall, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413748502 ISBN 13: 9780413748508

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1999

Synopsis

A Christmas pantomime with an Italian accent from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic Company

"Two wages. Two men's meals. Am I mad? Not half." Carlo Goldoni's 18th century comedy about a wily servant who gets the best of his masters by hook and crook is one of the great classic commedia dell'arte scripts of world drama. In this new, rapid fire adaptation by award winning dramatist Lee Hall, the language has been updated to now in order to give the action the fast-paced feeling of a Christmas pantomime.A cracker of a version certain to please all and fill the theatres.

About this title

Book Description:

This 1952 volume 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.

From the Publisher:

Carlo Goldoni’s crafty servant who turns somersaults to please both his masters and serve himself is one of the great classic commedia dell’arte plays of world drama.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0413748502
• ISBN 13: 9780413748508
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128