Gozzi
Gozzi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Rasmus Gozzi (born 1993), Swedish artist * Anders Gozzi (born 1967), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806), Italian dramatist * Gasparo Gozzi (1713–1786), Italian critic and dramatist * Patricia Gozzi (born 1950), French actress * Simone Gozzi (born 1986), Italian footballer {{surname, Gozzi Italian-language surnames ...
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Carlo Gozzi
__NOTOC__ Carlo, Count Gozzi (; 13 December 1720 – 4 April 1806) was an Italian ( Venetian) playwright and champion of Commedia dell'arte. Early life Gozzi was born and died in Venice; he came from a family of minor Venetian aristocracy, the Tiepolos. At a young age, his parents were no longer able to support him financially, so he joined the army in Dalmatia. Three years later, he had returned to Venice and joined the Granelleschi Society. This society was dedicated to the pursuit of preservation of Tuscan literature from the influence of foreign culture; it was particularly interested in saving traditional Italian comedy such as Commedia dell'arte. Works Pietro Chiari and Carlo Goldoni, two Venetian writers, were moving away from the old style of Italian theatre, which threatened the work of the Granelleschi Society. In 1757 Gozzi defended Commedia dell'arte by publishing a satirical poem, ''La tartana degli influssi per l'anno 1756''; and in 1761, in his comedy based on ...
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