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 Project Gutenberg 2018-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 237 Machiavelli, Niccolò 1469 1527 Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nicolo Osimo, Vittorio 1877 La mandragola - La Clizia - Belfagor Produced by Andrea Grappolo and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive) "La mandragola - La Clizia - Belfagor" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a collection of plays written in the early 16th century. The works include comedic pieces that explore themes of love, deception, and societal norms, primarily set in Florence. The opening play, "Mandragola," centers around Callimaco, a young man returning from Paris, who is enamored with Lucrezia, the wife of the simple and naive Messer Nicia. The characters navigate a web of plots and schemes to achieve their desires, revealing both the absurdities and complexities of human relationships. At the start of "Mandragola," we are introduced to Callimaco, who expresses his troubled feelings over his unrequited love for Lucrezia, despite her being married to Nicia. Callimaco confides in his servant Siro about his deep infatuation and his belief that Nicia's foolishness and desire for children might provide him an opportunity to pursue Lucrezia. As Callimaco and Siro discuss potential schemes, they enlist the cunning assistance of Ligurio, who concocts a plan involving a miraculous potion to ensure Lucrezia becomes pregnant, thereby creating the perfect distraction for Callimaco to pursue his romantic interest. The opening sets the stage for a humorous exploration of deception and longing in a society filled with intrigue and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Italian drama PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 214194 2025-07-22T12:27:05.936132 text/html 213193 2018-02-04T15:04:06 text/html 702702 2025-07-22T12:27:10.243115 application/epub+zip 704784 2025-07-22T12:27:06.628152 application/epub+zip 146284 2025-07-22T12:27:06.275120 application/epub+zip 790232 2025-07-22T12:27:12.737101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771082 2025-07-22T12:27:09.907113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217976 2022-08-25T12:25:51.855902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191427 2025-07-22T12:27:05.323113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191309 2023-11-29T04:33:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17977 2025-07-22T12:27:12.877061 application/rdf+xml 27177 2025-07-22T12:27:06.363125 image/jpeg 3779 2025-07-22T12:27:06.319096 image/jpeg 72376 2023-11-29T04:33:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 697674 2025-07-22T12:27:05.982143 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia it.wikipedia