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Pietro Chiari

1712 – 1785

Italian playwright

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About Pietro Chiari

Lived 1712 – 1785 (aged 72). Pietro Chiari was an Italian playwright, writer, librettist, journalist and composer.

Pietro Chiari (; 25 December 1712 – 31 August 1785) was an Italian Catholic priest, playwright, novelist and librettist.

Life Chiari was born and died in Brescia. He was a Jesuit until leaving the order in 1747. From 1747 to 1762 he was court poet of Duke Francis III of Modena, in Venice, although not at the public cost. During this period he wrote nearly 60 comedies, which from 1761 or earlier often brought him into conflict with his rival Goldoni. With a deep hatred for the style of Molière, Chiari made comédie larmoyante fashionable in Italy under the name commedia fiebile. He also edited the Gazzetta Veneta from 1761 to 1762, when he returned to his birthplace to spend his final years.

Works

Comedies El Mario cortesan I Fanatici I Filosofi pazzi I Raggiri fortunati Il Filosofo veneziano (1753) Il Medico Veneziano al Mongol Il Poeta comico Il Tesoro Il Trionfo dell'innocenza L'Amore di libertà L'Arlecchina L'Astrologia (1762) L'Ingannatore ingannato (1764) L'Inganno amoroso L'Innamorato di due L'Uomo come gli altri L'Uomo di buon cuore La Bella Pellegrina La Buona Madrigna La Donna di parola La Donna di spirito La Famiglia stravagante La Gratitudine La Madre tradita La Moscovita in Siberia La Notte critica La Nuora sagace La Pamela maritata La Partenza La Pastorella fedele La Pescatrice innocente La Rovina di Troja La Schiava cinese (1753) La Scuola delle vedove (1749) La Serva senza patron La sposa fedele (1773) La Vedova prussiana La Vendetta amorosa La Veneziana in Algeri Le Nozze di Bertoldo Le serve rivali Le Sorelle chinesi Le Sorelle rivali Marco Accio Plauto Molière, marito geloso Pamela schiava combattuta

Tragedies Catilina, based on the life of Catilina Giulio Cesare, based on the life of Julius Caesar Kouli-Kan, based on the life of Timur La Morte di Kouli-Kan Marco Antonio triumviro, based on the life of Mark Antony Marco Tullio Cicerone, based on the life of Cicero

Novels La Filosofessa italiana (1753) La Cantatrice per disgrazia, osia le avventure della Marchesa N. N. scritte da lei medesima (1754) Le Memorie di madama Tolot ovvero la giocatrice di lotto (1757) La Bella Pellegrina (1759) La Francese in Italia (1759) La Veneziana di spirito (1762) L'Americana ramminga, cioè Memorie di Donna Jnnez di Quebrada. Scritte da lei stessa, e ora pubblicate da M. G. Di S. Sua confidente amica (1763; work attributed to Chiari) La Ballerina onorata, o sia Memorie d'una figlia naturale del duca N. V. scritte da lei medesima La Fantasima, aneddoti castigliani d'una dama di qualità, scritti da lei medesima Memorie del Barone di Trenk Comandante de' Panduri (1784; date it came to light) I privilegi dell'ignoranza – Lettere d'una Americana ad un Letterato d'Europa (1784)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Pietro Chiari?

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

When was Pietro Chiari born?

Pietro Chiari was born on 25 December 1712 in Brescia.

When did Pietro Chiari die?

Pietro Chiari died on 31 August 1785 in Brescia.

What was Pietro Chiari's occupation?

Pietro Chiari was a playwright, writer, librettist, journalist and composer.

What nationality was Pietro Chiari?

Pietro Chiari was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pietro Chiari

· Wikidata: Q1968978

· DBpedia: Pietro Chiari

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