The Servant of Two Masters [Paperback]

Over two hundred and fifty years after it was written, this classic Italian comedy remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant. The plight of Truffaldino, desperately trying to keep two jobs afloat, has most recently delighted audiences in the smash-hit adaptationOne Man, Two Guvnors. This is the original, a masterpiece of comic absurdity.

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was a Venetian playwright and librettist who wrote some of Italy’s most well renowned plays and operas. Throughout his life he developed a unique comedic style, combining commedia dell’arte with a more realistic look at an emerging middle class. Along withThe Servant of Two Mastershis most famous stage works includeMine Hostess,The Crafty Widow,The Antiquiarian’s FamilyandThe Fan.

Goldoni’s classic farce of a man trapped by his own greed. The original source material forOne Man, Two Guvnors.