Carlo Gozzi was a Venetian playwright and champion of Commedia dell'arte
he came from a family of minor Venetian aristocracy, the Tiepolos.At a young age, his parents were no longer able to support him financially, so he joined the army in Dalmatia. Three years later, he had returned to Venice and joined the Granelleschi Society. This society was dedicated to the pursuit of preservation of Tuscan literature from the influence of foreign culture; it was particularly interested in saving traditional Italian comedy such as Commedia dell'arte.
