Metastasio of Rome wrote hundreds of melodramas. He was also "hailed by the Voltaire as a genius" and he became an "idol of the court" (Vincent, 159).
Venetian Carlo Goldoni wrote comedies. What made these comedies unique was that he used real people as characters. He was greatly known as being "fresh." The main drawback of his work for audiences was the fact that he didn't use escapism. Most people enjoy escapism and "the inquisitors showed disapproval at his satires" (Vincent, 159). He ended up moving to Paris, where he ran the Theatre Italien.
The Piedmintese Count, Vittoria Alfieri, wrote Republican and anti-tyrannical dramas. His works were based on political issues and ideas. Many opposed his ideas that he put in his dramas and so he was ordered to leave his city by the authorities (Vincent, 159).
Pietro Giannone wrote the "History of the Kingdom of Naples" in 1723. He was a pro-secular and against the "privileges of the clergy" (Vincent, 160). Eventually he was excommunicated sent off in exile. Once he got caught he was put in prison until his death years later.
