Goldoni, Carlo
(1707–1793)> PLAYWRIGHT
Goldoni, Carlo (25 February 1707, Venice; 6 February 1793, Paris), playwright, was attacked bitterly by certain jealous contemporary writers in Italy after 1757, and his dismay over this treatment along with the favoritism being shown to his rival Carlo Gozzi by the public induced him to accept an offer to join the Italian troupe in Paris. This invitation to come to the French capital was for a period of two years, but the Italian playwright was to remain abroad for the next 30 years and never…