This article reconstructs the history of the numerous European theatrical versions of Richardson's Pamela (1740), focusing in particular on Carlo Goldoni's adaptations -- Pamela fanciulla (1750) and Pamela maritata (1760) -- and their reception in England. It analyses the features within the context of the connection between novel and theatrical genres in the 18th- century European literature, and stresses the importance of the contribution of the opera buffa to the representation of the changing relationship between genders and social classes.
Carlotta Farese (2010). Il romanzo in scena: la Pamela tra Richardson e Goldoni. LA QUESTIONE ROMANTICA, n.1, 77-86.
Il romanzo in scena: la Pamela tra Richardson e Goldoni.
FARESE, CARLOTTA
2010
Abstract
This article reconstructs the history of the numerous European theatrical versions of Richardson's Pamela (1740), focusing in particular on Carlo Goldoni's adaptations -- Pamela fanciulla (1750) and Pamela maritata (1760) -- and their reception in England. It analyses the features within the context of the connection between novel and theatrical genres in the 18th- century European literature, and stresses the importance of the contribution of the opera buffa to the representation of the changing relationship between genders and social classes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
