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The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526 Machiavelli likely wrote The Mandrake in 1518 as a distraction from his bitterness at having been excluded from the diplomatic and political life of Florence following the 1512 reversion to Medici rule.

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author
Niccolò Machiavelli
character in play
* A woman, * Callimaco, * Friar Timoteo, * Ligurio, * Lucrezia, * Messer Nicia, * Siro, * Sostrata
premiere place
Florence
premiere year
1526-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
The Florentine Republic 1504

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