Project Gutenberg 2010-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 97 Ricchi, Agostino 1512 1564 Sanesi, Ireneo 1868 1964 I tre tiranni Commedie del Cinquecento Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni 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) "I tre tiranni" by Agostino Ricchi is a comedic play likely written in the early 17th century. The narrative unfolds amidst a backdrop of love and deception, focusing on the romantic entanglements and misadventures of several characters, including the lovesick Girifalco and the scheming Pilastrino. The play explores themes of desire, intrigue, and the follies of love, using characters to illustrate the impacts of fortune, love, and wealth. The beginning of the play introduces us to Girifalco, an elderly man lamenting his life and the trials of love, as he expresses his frustrations and desires regarding Lucia, the object of his affection. Pilastrino, a witty parasite, attempts to lighten Girifalco's mood by teasing him about his situation while simultaneously highlighting the absurdities of love and aging. The prologue, delivered by Mercurio, establishes the comedic tone and foreshadows the conflict among the titular three tyrants: Love, Fortune, and Gold, which are essential to the unfolding story. The characters are soon joined by a mix of servants and other nobles, setting the stage for comedic misunderstandings and dramatic encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Italian drama (Comedy) PQ Text IT Teatro in versi Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 289895 2025-08-14T07:31:58.784300 text/html 289716 2025-01-14T07:54:56.147133 text/html 164001 2025-08-14T07:32:04.671295 application/epub+zip 165927 2025-08-14T07:32:00.517267 application/epub+zip 165927 2025-08-14T07:31:59.429305 application/epub+zip 275003 2025-08-14T07:32:07.711269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267042 2025-08-14T07:32:03.968267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257632 2022-09-16T04:16:35.719917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232722 2025-08-14T07:31:58.451283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232692 2010-12-13T03:54:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18161 2025-08-14T07:32:07.843244 application/rdf+xml 8776 2025-08-14T07:31:59.915276 image/jpeg 2349 2025-08-14T07:31:59.672302 image/jpeg 85447 2010-12-13T03:55:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 158603 2025-08-14T07:31:58.806311 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 it.wikipedia