La locandiera (play)

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La locandiera is an 18th-century Italian comedy by Carlo Goldoni that centers on a clever innkeeper who skillfully manipulates her suitors, and is considered one of his most famous and frequently performed plays.

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La Locandiera (Italian TV) 1
La locandiera (play) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian play
play
stage comedy
alsoKnownAs The Mistress of the Inn
author Carlo Goldoni
centralTheme critique of misogyny
female autonomy
love and manipulation
social class and status
characterOccupation Mirandolina is an innkeeper
characterTrait Il Cavaliere di Ripafratta is a professed woman-hater
Mirandolina is witty and resourceful
countryOfOrigin Italy
dramaticForm prose comedy
dramaticStructure three-act structure
educationalUse commonly performed in theatre schools
frequently studied in Italian literature courses
firstPerformanceDate 1753
firstPerformancePlace Teatro Sant’Angelo, Venice
firstPublisher Venetian theatrical publishers of the mid-18th century
genre comedy
comedy of manners
hasAdaptation film adaptations
opera adaptations
television adaptations
hasTranslation English
French
German
influenced later European comedies of manners
literaryPeriod 18th century
mainCharacter Fabrizio
Il Cavaliere di Ripafratta
Il Conte d’Albafiorita
Il Marchese di Forlipopoli
Mirandolina
movement Italian Enlightenment theatre
notableFor frequent performance in Italian repertory theatre
realistic characterization and dialogue
strong, complex female lead
numberOfActs 3
originalLanguage Italian
originalTitle La locandiera
partOf Carlo Goldoni’s reform of Italian theatre
partOfCanon standard repertoire of Italian theatre
plotSummary A clever innkeeper, Mirandolina, manages and manipulates several suitors, including a misogynistic nobleman, to assert her independence and social power.
protagonist Mirandolina
recurringMotif disguise of intentions in courtship
hospitality and the inn as a social crossroads
settingLocation Florence
timePeriodOfSetting 18th century

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Carlo Goldoni hasWorkInTheCollection La locandiera (play)
Mariangela Melato notableWork La Locandiera (Italian TV)
linked to: La locandiera (play)