The Buffoons, a Ridiculous Comedy: A Bilingual Edition Volume 63

by Margherita Costa

This translation makes The Buffoons , the first female-authored comedy printed in Italy, available to Anglophone readers for the first time. Published in 1641, this burlesque play depicts the mismatched sexual desires of a prince and princess. Although set in northern Africa, the comedy satirizes the Florentine court of Grand Duke Ferdinando II de' Medici, one of Costa's several elite patrons. By featuring the clownish antics of an unconventional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866985921
• ISBN13: 9780866985925
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"