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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Translation; adaptation or worse?By Bob BethuneRanjit Bolts "translation" of La Locandiera is a witty; playable text; but dont labor under the misapprehension that it has much to do with what Goldoni wrote. In scene after scene after scene; Bolt supplies sequences of dialogue that are not in the original Italian in any way; shape or form. When hes not doing that; he radically re-interprets what Goldoni did write. Youre not reading or seeing Goldoni in this version; youre reading or seeing Bolt; as inspired by Goldoni; but certainly not as Goldoni wrote.This is not unusual in translations of this play. Of the four texts Ive studied; only the translation by Clifford Bax (1926) is actually a reasonably faithful rendition of Goldonis text into English. Every other version Ive read; including this one; is done under the idea that the translator is a better playwright than Goldoni; and well just stick the old Italians name on the cover for marketing purposes.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Commedia dellArte at its bestBy Jeremy RiggsThis play is one of the funniest plays that I have read in a long time. After reading it and seeing it performed on stage; I would highly reccomend this play for anyone who is interested in commedia. I would also recommend this to educational groups to teach commedia. From its wonderful use of the stock characters and super involved plot; to the zannis. Top notch work.