The Comedies of Machiavelli
, by Machiavelli, Niccolo; Sices, David; Sices, David; Atkinson, James B.- ISBN: 9780872209015 | 0872209016
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/7/2007
This volume of sparkling translations -- 'The Woman From Andros', Machiavelli's version of Terence's classic comedy; 'The Mandrake', the earliest and perhaps greatest Italian theatrical classic of all; and 'Clizia', a work inspired by Plautus' 'Casin' -- brings to life in 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.