I malcontenti
work by Goldoni
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I malcontenti is a play by Carlo Goldoni, a Venetian playwright known for reforming Italian comedy. Goldoni replaced the masked, stock characters and improvised plots of the traditional commedia dell'arte with more realistic characters and tightly constructed narratives. I malcontenti, which translates to "The Malcontent," was written around 1755 and satirized playwright Pietro Chiari, a rival of Goldoni. This work is an example of Goldoni's move away from the commedia dell'arte towards a more realistic style of comedy.12
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