Autobiography, Vol. 23: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published; With Brief Introductions, and Compendious Sequels Carrying on the Narrative to the Death of Each Writer (Classic Reprint)

Overview

Excerpt from Autobiography, Vol. 23: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published; With Brief Introductions, and Compendious Sequels Carrying on the Narrative to the Death of Each Writer

The variety of event and adventure abounding in the autobiography of the ingenious Goldoni would give it an undeniable claim to a place in this series, were it less distinguished than it is by the ease, nature, and vivacity of the narrative. The claims of the author, as a dramatist and the acknowledged reformer of Italian comedy, also tend to create an interest superior to that which belongs to lives of mere theatrical vicissitude, in the character of manager or actor, attractive as even the latter usually prove. Various causes exist for the pleasure taken in this description of reading. In the first place, the ideal creations of dramatic genius by mental habit become indissolubly associated with the parties by whom they are either formed or ably personified; to this may be added, the superior strength of the impressions received in early life, the usual season of close attention to the drama by the majority of people, either as readers or spectators.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Read More