The Deceived
Author
Original Work
Translators
Editor
Donald Beecher & Massimo Ciavolella
Language
Year
2018
Publisher
Country
United States
Pages
270
ISBN
9781599103303
A FATHER DECIDES to marry his young daughter to an old man. His daughter escapes from a convent, disguises herself as a young boy and becomes the handsome servant to the man she’s in love with. By happy fortune and mistaken identity, her brother comes to the rescue of his beleaguered sister. But not before a comic Renaissance exploration of gender identity, cross-dressing, and paternal assertions leaves the audience witnessing numerous deceptions and a stage full of deceived, from pedants and servants to tavern keepers and nursemaids. While the action takes place in Modena, the real scene is Siena where the play was staged in 1531/1532 in the wake of the Sack of Rome of 1527. In the shadow of this crisis, the Academy of the Intronati produced The Deceived (Gl’Ingannati) for the Sienese Carnival. This play inspired several more Renaissance works and is the ultimate source for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.— Google Books
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