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| name = The Liar |
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| image = Bugiardo.png |
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| caption = Opening scene of ''The Liar'' |
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| writer = [[Carlo Goldoni]] |
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| premiere = 1750-51 |
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'''''The Liar''''' ({{ |
'''''The Liar''''' ({{langx|it|Il bugiardo}}) is a [[Comedy (drama)|comedy]] by [[Carlo Goldoni]]. It was written as part of Goldoni's fulfilment of a boast that he had inserted into the [[epilogue]] to one of his plays that for the next season he would write sixteen comedies. ''The Liar'', along with the fifteen other comedies, was staged in the 1750–51 season at the [[Teatro San Angelo]] in [[Venice]].<ref>Holme (1976, 108, 190).</ref> It draws on ''[[commedia dell'arte]]'' conventions and [[stock character]]s. |
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==Plot== |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book | last = Holme | first = Timothy | authorlink = Timothy Holme | date = 1976 | title = A Servant of Many Masters: The Life and Times of Carlo Goldoni | location = London | publisher = Jupiter | isbn = |
* {{cite book | last = Holme | first = Timothy | authorlink = Timothy Holme | date = 1976 | title = A Servant of Many Masters: The Life and Times of Carlo Goldoni | location = London | publisher = Jupiter | isbn = 0-904041-61-1}} |
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/italiancommedia/plays-and-scenari/plays/the-liar English Translation of ''The Liar'' by Grace Lovat Fraser] |
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*[http://www.divadlovdlouhe.cz/repertoar.html?repertoarId=16 Video from Theatre in Dlouhá Street] {{in lang|cs}} |
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{{Carlo Goldoni}} |
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[[Category:1750 plays]] |
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[[Category:Plays by Carlo Goldoni]] |
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[[Category:Comedy plays]] |
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[[it:Il bugiardo]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 26 October 2024
| The Liar | |
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 Opening scene of The Liar | |
| Written by | Carlo Goldoni |
| Characters | Lelio, the Liar Arlecchino, his servant Pantalone, his father Doctor Balanzone Rosaura and Beatrice, his daughters Columbina, their maidservant Florindo, assistant to Balanzone, in love with Rosaura Brighella, his friend, in love with Colombina Ottavio, in love with Beatrice |
| Date premiered | 1750-51 |
| Place premiered | Teatro Sant' Angelo in Venice |
| Original language | Venetian |
The Liar (Italian: Il bugiardo) is a comedy by Carlo Goldoni. It was written as part of Goldoni's fulfilment of a boast that he had inserted into the epilogue to one of his plays that for the next season he would write sixteen comedies. The Liar, along with the fifteen other comedies, was staged in the 1750–51 season at the Teatro San Angelo in Venice.[1] It draws on commedia dell'arte conventions and stock characters.
Plot
[edit]Lelio, a Venetian who has spent years away from home, returns to Venice. He courts the two daughters of Doctor Balanzone, Beatrice and Rosaura, without telling them which one he really loves. Meanwhile, each girl has another suitor, Florindo for Rosaura and Ottavio for Beatrice. Florindo is shy, however, and will not tell Rosaura that he loves her. This allows Lelio to concoct fabulous lies and convince Rosaura that he wishes to marry her. Meanwhile, Lelio's servant Arlecchino tries to woo the Doctor's servant Columbina away from Brighella, Florindo's friend.
Lelio's lies get him into deeper and deeper trouble with the girls, their father, and his own father Pantalone. At the end, it is revealed that while in Rome he married a Roman lady, Cleonice Anselmi. He departs to go to her, leaving Rosaura and Beatrice free to marry Florindo and Ottavio, and Columbina free to marry Brighella.
References
[edit]- ^ Holme (1976, 108, 190).
Bibliography
[edit]- Holme, Timothy (1976). A Servant of Many Masters: The Life and Times of Carlo Goldoni. London: Jupiter. ISBN 0-904041-61-1.