Project Gutenberg 2009-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 39 Porta, Giambattista della 1615 Della Porta, Giambattista La fantesca Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images generously made available by Editore Laterza and the Biblioteca Italiana at http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia) "La fantesca" by Giambattista della Porta is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The story revolves around themes of love and jealousy, prominently featuring characters such as Essandro, who disguises himself as a female servant, and Nepita, who is embroiled in the complicated romantic maneuvers involving her mistress Cleria. The play explores the chaos that ensues as love triangles and rivalries develop, driven by the titular concept of jealousy. The opening of the play introduces the personification of Jealousy, who sets the stage for the comedic turmoil to come. This character articulates the destructive nature of jealousy and its ability to reignite romantic passions, laying the foundation for the plot. The audience meets Nepita and Essandro, who engage in a lively banter about their roles and the tensions arising from love and jealousy in their household. As Essandro, in disguise, navigates his feelings for Cleria and the chaos instigated by the jealous dynamics among the characters, the stage is set for a humorous exploration of relationships and the lengths one will go to for love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian drama (Comedy) PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 261743 261478 2024-10-12T17:43:24.440900 2023-09-13T08:12:49.680088 text/html text/html 261736 261471 2024-10-12T17:43:24.719921 2023-09-13T08:12:49.842086 text/html text/html 163327 2024-10-12T17:43:31.298883 application/epub+zip 164847 2024-10-12T17:43:26.648902 application/epub+zip 164847 2024-10-12T17:43:25.436889 application/epub+zip 299882 2024-10-12T17:43:34.656859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279706 2024-10-12T17:43:30.513870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248051 2022-09-13T18:12:26.474281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215120 214906 2024-10-12T17:43:23.901980 2023-09-13T08:12:49.404098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213208 2009-08-31T07:36:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81287 2009-08-31T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19497 2024-10-12T17:43:34.794835 application/rdf+xml 12430 2024-10-12T17:43:25.975889 image/jpeg 3483 2024-10-12T17:43:25.704889 image/jpeg 160061 2024-10-12T17:43:24.742910 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