Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Carlo Goldoni
Born: February 25, 1707
Died: February 6, 1793 (aged 85)
Bio: Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty.
Known for:
- Servant of Two Masters
- The Mistress of the Inn (1753)
- The Liar
- The Boors
- Le baruffe chiozzotte