Project Gutenberg 2010-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 90 Belo, Francesco Sanesi, Ireneo 1868 1964 Il pedante 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) "Il pedante" by Francesco Belo is a comedy written in the early 20th century, exploring themes of love, social status, and the folly of pedantry. The narrative centers around the character Curzio, an amorous young man embroiled in romantic pursuits, and Prudenzio, the pedante of the title, who embodies the pretensions of scholarly wisdom. At the start of the play, the prologue sets an engaging tone, with a character pleading for the audience's attention and intimating the comedic nature of the unfolding drama. Curzio laments being forced into an unwanted marriage by his master, feeling the weight of betrayal and unfulfilled love. As he navigates his emotions, he is determined not to let the pedante, who is vying for the affections of the same woman, thwart his pursuits. The opening portrays a lively interaction between characters, establishing the humorous conflicts and intricate relationships that promise to develop throughout the comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.6 (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 194273 2025-08-14T07:32:14.510231 text/html 194094 2025-01-14T07:55:13.560575 text/html 133993 2025-08-14T07:32:19.826177 application/epub+zip 135746 2025-08-14T07:32:16.173245 application/epub+zip 135747 2025-08-14T07:32:15.127237 application/epub+zip 260603 2025-08-14T07:32:22.438201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241830 2025-08-14T07:32:19.164225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219461 2022-09-16T04:17:00.192603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154100 2025-08-14T07:32:14.062255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152365 2010-12-13T03:58:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17491 2025-08-14T07:32:22.577174 application/rdf+xml 12015 2025-08-14T07:32:15.606239 image/jpeg 3120 2025-08-14T07:32:15.363229 image/jpeg 57614 2010-12-13T03:58:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 131489 2025-08-14T07:32:14.525218 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