Italian Playwrights from the Twentieth Century

Italian theater brings early on stage some of the most signifi cantproductions of the 20th century, with major playwrights holding a pivotalrole in the renewal of the European stage: Gabriele DAnnunzio,Eduardo De Filippo, Dario Fo, Luigi Chiarelli, Luigi Antonelli, Rosso di SanSecondo, Enrico Cavacchioli, Massimo Bontempelli, Dacia Maraini, UgoBetti, Diego Fabbri, thanks to such innovative movements from the earlycentury called grotteschi and futuristi. If the early Pirandellian plays areadded, we will have a comprehensive view of twentieth century theater, andthe weight it will carry upon the coming generations.