1707. His Birth 213
His Origin 213
1712. Death of his Grandfather; Pecuniary Difficulties of his Family 214
Education of Goldoni 215
His Departure with his Family from Perugia 216
Carlo Goldoni studies at Rimini 216
His Parents embark for Chiozza 216
Description of Chiozza 216
Goldoni escapes from Rimini 217
He arrives at Chiozza 218
He studies the Law under his Uncle, at Venice 219
1723. His Success at the University of Pavia 220
His Expulsion, and the Cause of it 221
Returns to his Parents 221
He pursues his Legal Studies at Modena 222
He determines to become a Monk 223
Prudent Conduct of his Parents on this Occasion 223
Goldoni becomes Coadjutor to the Chancellor of Feltri 224
He falls in Love 224
1731. He joins his Father at Ravenna 225
Death of the elder Goldoni 225
Goldoni enters the Profession of Barrister, at Venice 225
An Incident occurs which destroys his Prospects 226
His Tragedy of "Amalassunta" 228
Its Fate 229
Buonafede Vitali 229
1733. Siege of Milan 230
Journey of Goldoni to Modena 230
Disasters which he met with 231
1734. His "Belisarius" acted at Vienna 232
Good Fortune which he meets with at Genoa 233
His Marriage 233
He attempts to reform the Italian Theatre 233
The old Comedy of Italy 234
Goldoni obtains the Genoese Consulship at Venice 235
He meets with a Ragusan Adventurer 235
1741. His Play on the Subject 235
His Life at Rimini 236
His Journey to Cattolica, and the Misfortune that befel him 237
He becomes a Pleader at the Pisan Bar 238
His Comedies 238
His Style 239
The Plot of his "Donne Puntigliose" 240
Story of the "Donna Prudente" 241
His "Pettegollezzi" 241
The Subject of "Villeggiatura" and the "Smanie della
Villeggiatura" 242
His other Comedies 243
1760. He receives an Offer from the French Court 245
1761. His Debûbt as an Author in the French Capital 246
1792. His Death 246