Project Gutenberg 2009-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 156 Porta, Giambattista della 1615 Della Porta, Giambattista La carbonaria Produced by Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images generously made available by Editore Laterza and the Biblioteca Italiana at http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia) "La carbonaria" by Giambattista della Porta is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. It revolves around the theme of love and deception in Naples, focusing on the plight of Pirino, an ardent lover who faces challenges in winning the heart of Melitea, who is unjustly sold to a doctor by a ruffian named Mangone. The opening of the play sets the stage with Pirino expressing his deep heartache due to Melitea's absence, contrasting the joy typically associated with love. He confides in his servant, Forca, revealing his despair over Melitea’s situation, as she has been sold into an unwanted relationship. Meanwhile, a multitude of characters are introduced, including the scheming ruffian Mangone and the doctor who wishes to claim Melitea for himself. As the acts unfold, we see Pirino’s determination to rescue Melitea while navigating the treacherous waters of love, servitude, and cunning plots intertwined with comedic misunderstandings and clever manipulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Italian drama PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 225661 2025-06-11T15:52:30.366155 text/html 225482 2025-01-11T18:34:39.200681 text/html 146418 2025-06-11T15:52:36.526050 application/epub+zip 148287 2025-06-11T15:52:32.300082 application/epub+zip 148287 2025-06-11T15:52:31.072069 application/epub+zip 271050 2025-06-11T15:52:39.556031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255750 2025-06-11T15:52:35.723069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222071 2022-09-13T08:35:29.223453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189063 2025-06-11T15:52:29.999106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187259 2021-01-04T21:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71018 2021-01-04T21:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17839 2025-06-11T15:52:39.702073 application/rdf+xml 11409 2025-06-11T15:52:31.641063 image/jpeg 3257 2025-06-11T15:52:31.359064 image/jpeg 143796 2025-06-11T15:52:30.387107 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia