The Servant of Two Masters (Paperback)

Stephen Mulrine

ISBN 10: 1848421931 / ISBN 13: 9781848421936

Published by Nick Hern Books, London, 2012

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Paperback. Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceA classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written.Disguising herself as her dead brother, Beatrice travels to Venice to find Florindo, the man responsible for his death. However, her servant, Truffaldino, enters into the pay of Florindo, and struggles to keep his two lives and masters separate.Carlo Goldoni's play The Servant of Two Masters (Il servitore di due padroni) was written in the 1740s, though later revised by its author. It draws on the tradition of Italian commedia dell'arte.This English version in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series is translated by Stephen Mulrine. A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Servant of Two Masters (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848421931
• ISBN 13: 9781848421936
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Over two hundred and fifty years after it was written, this classic Italian comedy remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant. The plight of Truffaldino, desperately trying to keep two jobs afloat, has most recently delighted audiences in the smash-hit adaptation One Man, Two Guvnors. This is the original, a masterpiece of comic absurdity.

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.