Project Gutenberg 2009-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 108 Porta, Giambattista della 1615 Della Porta, Giambattista La fantesca Produced by Claudio Paganelli 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) "La fantesca" by Giambattista della Porta is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The story revolves around themes of love and jealousy, prominently featuring characters such as Essandro, who disguises himself as a female servant, and Nepita, who is embroiled in the complicated romantic maneuvers involving her mistress Cleria. The play explores the chaos that ensues as love triangles and rivalries develop, driven by the titular concept of jealousy. The opening of the play introduces the personification of Jealousy, who sets the stage for the comedic turmoil to come. This character articulates the destructive nature of jealousy and its ability to reignite romantic passions, laying the foundation for the plot. The audience meets Nepita and Essandro, who engage in a lively banter about their roles and the tensions arising from love and jealousy in their household. As Essandro, in disguise, navigates his feelings for Cleria and the chaos instigated by the jealous dynamics among the characters, the stage is set for a humorous exploration of relationships and the lengths one will go to for love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Italian drama (Comedy) PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 261915 2025-07-12T09:35:39.164116 text/html 261736 2025-01-12T10:15:12.888655 text/html 163398 2025-07-12T09:35:45.110095 application/epub+zip 164841 2025-07-12T09:35:40.892119 application/epub+zip 164841 2025-07-12T09:35:39.804118 application/epub+zip 299856 2025-07-12T09:35:48.114131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279706 2025-07-12T09:35:44.294114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248051 2022-09-13T18:12:26.474281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215120 2025-07-12T09:35:38.822179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213208 2009-08-31T07:36:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18494 2025-07-12T09:35:48.241065 application/rdf+xml 12430 2025-07-12T09:35:40.288104 image/jpeg 3483 2025-07-12T09:35:40.045092 image/jpeg 81287 2009-08-31T07:36:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 160123 2025-07-12T09:35:39.183121 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia