Project Gutenberg 2009-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 53 Porta, Giambattista della 1615 Della Porta, Giambattista La carbonaria Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images generously made available by Editore Laterza and the Biblioteca Italiana at http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia) "La carbonaria" by Giambattista della Porta is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. It revolves around the theme of love and deception in Naples, focusing on the plight of Pirino, an ardent lover who faces challenges in winning the heart of Melitea, who is unjustly sold to a doctor by a ruffian named Mangone. The opening of the play sets the stage with Pirino expressing his deep heartache due to Melitea's absence, contrasting the joy typically associated with love. He confides in his servant, Forca, revealing his despair over Melitea’s situation, as she has been sold into an unwanted relationship. Meanwhile, a multitude of characters are introduced, including the scheming ruffian Mangone and the doctor who wishes to claim Melitea for himself. As the acts unfold, we see Pirino’s determination to rescue Melitea while navigating the treacherous waters of love, servitude, and cunning plots intertwined with comedic misunderstandings and clever manipulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian drama PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 225489 225223 2024-10-12T09:01:48.373185 2023-09-12T11:45:11.732205 text/html text/html 225482 225216 2024-10-12T09:01:48.623188 2023-09-12T11:45:11.879209 text/html text/html 146345 2024-10-12T09:01:54.638137 application/epub+zip 148293 2024-10-12T09:01:50.493158 application/epub+zip 148293 2024-10-12T09:01:49.322164 application/epub+zip 271062 2024-10-12T09:01:57.616139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255750 2024-10-12T09:01:53.880170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222071 2022-09-13T08:35:29.223453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189063 188848 2024-10-12T09:01:47.883202 2023-09-12T11:45:11.497193 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187259 2021-01-04T21:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71018 2021-01-04T21:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19358 2024-10-12T09:01:57.756126 application/rdf+xml 11409 2024-10-12T09:01:49.856177 image/jpeg 3257 2024-10-12T09:01:49.589170 image/jpeg 143732 2024-10-12T09:01:48.643178 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia