The Mandrake

For other uses, see Mandrake (disambiguation).

The Mandrake
Illustrated title page of the 1556 edition
Written byNiccolò Machiavelli
Characters
  • Callimaco
  • Siro
  • Messer Nicia
  • Ligurio
  • Sostrata
  • Friar Timoteo
  • A woman
  • Lucrezia
Date premieredCarnival season, 1526 (1526)
Place premieredFlorence, Italy
Original languageItalian
GenreComedy
SettingThe Florentine Republic, 1504

The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola [la manˈdraːɡola]) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. The five-act comedy was published in 1524. Though it is focused on private, non-political affairs, some scholars read into the play as being a mirror to his political treatises.

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