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 Project Gutenberg 2010-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 38 Belo, Francesco Sanesi, Ireneo 1868 1964 Il pedante Commedie del Cinquecento Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni 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) "Il pedante" by Francesco Belo is a comedy written in the early 20th century, exploring themes of love, social status, and the folly of pedantry. The narrative centers around the character Curzio, an amorous young man embroiled in romantic pursuits, and Prudenzio, the pedante of the title, who embodies the pretensions of scholarly wisdom. At the start of the play, the prologue sets an engaging tone, with a character pleading for the audience's attention and intimating the comedic nature of the unfolding drama. Curzio laments being forced into an unwanted marriage by his master, feeling the weight of betrayal and unfulfilled love. As he navigates his emotions, he is determined not to let the pedante, who is vying for the affections of the same woman, thwart his pursuits. The opening portrays a lively interaction between characters, establishing the humorous conflicts and intricate relationships that promise to develop throughout the comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian drama (Comedy) PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 194101 193821 2024-10-14T14:07:49.967194 2023-09-15T07:51:31.585098 text/html text/html 194094 193814 2024-10-14T14:07:50.233086 2023-09-15T07:51:31.746082 text/html text/html 133920 2024-10-14T14:07:56.266056 application/epub+zip 135756 2024-10-14T14:07:52.111098 application/epub+zip 135755 2024-10-14T14:07:50.917123 application/epub+zip 260613 2024-10-14T14:07:59.176053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241830 2024-10-14T14:07:55.530092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219461 2022-09-16T04:17:00.192603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154100 153871 2024-10-14T14:07:49.469110 2023-09-15T07:51:31.218095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 152365 2010-12-13T03:58:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57614 2010-12-13T03:58:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19111 2024-10-14T14:07:59.312126 application/rdf+xml 12015 2024-10-14T14:07:51.465086 image/jpeg 3120 2024-10-14T14:07:51.188112 image/jpeg 131421 2024-10-14T14:07:50.249091 application/octet-stream application/zip