Italian Playwrights from the Twentieth Century

Italian theater brings early on stage some of the most signifi cant
productions of the 20th century, with major playwrights holding a pivotal
role in the renewal of the European stage: Gabriele D’Annunzio,
Eduardo De Filippo, Dario Fo, Luigi Chiarelli, Luigi Antonelli, Rosso di San
Secondo, Enrico Cavacchioli, Massimo Bontempelli, Dacia Maraini, Ugo
Betti, Diego Fabbri, thanks to such innovative movements from the early
century called grotteschi and futuristi. If the early Pirandellian plays are
added, we will have a comprehensive view of twentieth century theater, and
the weight it will carry upon the coming generations.