{"product_id":"9780872209015-the-comedies-of-machiavelli","title":"The Comedies of Machiavelli","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia\u003cbr\u003eFeatures translations of \"The Woman From Andros\"; \"The Mandrake\"; and \"Clizia\", a work inspired by Plautus' \"Casin\". This work explores English plays whose racy vernacular language, subtle characterisation, and innovative dramatic construction preceded Shakespeare's establishment of English-speaking theatrical comedy by more than a half century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Mandrake\u003c\/i\u003e; of his version of Terence's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman From Andros\u003c\/i\u003e; and of his Plautus-inspired \u003ci\u003eClizia\u003c\/i\u003e--works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining \u003ci\u003evirtue\u003c\/i\u003e amid the twists and turns of \u003ci\u003efortune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449766359414,"sku":"9780872209015","price":24.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28927633.jpg?v=1760446668","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780872209015-the-comedies-of-machiavelli","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}