{"product_id":"9780820440378","title":"Antonfrancesco Grazzini (Il Lasca), Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntonfrancesco Grazzini, known as \u003ci\u003eIl Lasca\u003c\/i\u003e (The Roach), was born and lived in Florence at the height of the Renaissance. He wrote prolifically in most genres, including novelle, burlesque poetry, and comedies. As a playwright he was, in his time, more popular than even Machiavelli. \u003ci\u003eThe Friar\u003c\/i\u003e is a farce in three acts which satirizes, in the manner of Boccaccio, lustful men of the cloth and their willing female victims. \u003ci\u003eThe Bawd\u003c\/i\u003e subverts stock classical comedy characters and situations while placing them in contemporary Florence. The result is the usual mayhem involving gullible fools, lustful young people, corrupt scheming servants, and a bit of black magic. The rise and subsequent popularity of the commedia dell’arte owes much to the likes of \u003ci\u003eIl Lasca.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030757654768,"sku":"9780820440378","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780820440378_p0.jpg?v=1763749554","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780820440378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}