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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.Machiavelli, Niccolò is the author of 'Comedies of Machiavelli The Women from Andros; the Mandrake; Clizia', published 2007 under ISBN 9780872209015 and ISBN 0872209016.
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