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)

Chronology

Introduction: The Theatrical Machine of Carlo Goldoni (Michael Hackett)

The New House

Coffee House

The Holiday Trilogy: Three Comedies

Off to the Country

Adventures in the Country

Back from the Country

Afterword: Goldoni Our Contemporary (Cesare De Michalis)