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In the spring of 1751, Goldoni decided to follow the theater troupe of Mendebach, which would perform all summer in Turin. He was already 44 years old, tired, sick, and disappointed. He writes himself: "My continuous work had ruined my health. I fell ill, and in this way, I paid for the hard labor imposed on me by my mania for writing more and more new plays. [. . .] I had written and staged sixteen plays in one year; the manager did not ask me for them, but nonetheless, his profit was not negligible. And what did I gain? Not a penny more than what we had agreed upon as my annual fee." (From the edition)
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was born on February 25, 1707, in Venice. He was the son of Giulio and Margherita Goldoni. In his "Memoirs," he mentions that his father was a doctor, but the information that has come from that time portrays him as a warehouseman with relative financial comfort. From a young age, Carlo Goldoni was interested in theater, despite his father's attempts to change his interests. His toys were marionettes, and his readings were plays.
In 1723, his father sent him to a strict school in Pavia, but instead of focusing on his studies, he read Greek and Latin comedies. At the same time, he emerged in letters with the poem-satire "The Colossus," which mocked the daughters of good families in Pavia. This caused a scandal, and the young Carlo was expelled from school, leaving the city in 1725 to move to Udine and enroll in Law School. He graduated six years later from the Law School of Modena. In the meantime, he worked as a judicial clerk for the Venetian Republic.
His life changed in 1731 with the death of his father. He decided to dedicate more time to theater. In 1732, a love affair and creditors forced him to leave Venice and move to Milan. There he wrote the tragedy "Amalasuntha," which went unnoticed. He continued in 1734 with "Belisario," which achieved some success.
In Verona, the theatrical impresario Giuseppe Imèr showed him the way to comedy and introduced him to his future wife, Nicoletta Conio. Goldoni discovered his comedic talent and realized that the improvisational "Commedia dell'arte," which then dominated as a theatrical genre, needed renewal. Inspired by the lively characters of Molière, he wrote and presented in 1738 his first true comedy titled "The Man of the World."
During his travels in the Italian peninsula, he met the comedian and impresario Agostino Mendebach, who convinced him to dedicate himself entirely to theater. Tired of his intense rivalry with the playwright Carlo Gozzi, who then dominated the theatrical scene, Goldoni left Venice in 1761 and settled in Paris until the end of his life (February 6, 1793).
In the court of Louis XVI, he wrote many of his works in French, including his famous memoirs titled "Memories that will serve the history of my life and the history of my theater," from which we draw a lot of information about his life and work. Goldoni's comedies enjoyed great success in France, and Louis granted him an honorary pension in his old age. The French Revolution cut it off, only to restore it the day after his death, recognizing his value.
Carlo Goldoni reformed comedy and turned mythographic interest toward the everyday life of his time. He moved from the stereotypical characters of "Commedia dell'arte" (Harlequin, Pantalone, Dottore, etc.) and masks to individualized faces, and from improvisation to plots and well-developed characters. His heroes are lively, unpredictable, and entertaining. Particularly successful are the female characters.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Carlo Goldoni
- Publisher
- Dodoni
- Original Title
- Il Moliero
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 120
- Release Date
- 3/2000
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Award
- -
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- Art Movement
- Modernism
- Art Albums
- Yes
- ISBN-13
- 9789603850298
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