title: Anconitana (Ruzante)
text: # Anconitana (Ruzante)
  
  L'Anconitana is a comedy by playwright Angelo Beolco also known as Ruzante. It is in many ways considered a prelude to the comedy art. The dating is uncertain as well as one of the major philosophical issues today.
  
  ## Characters
  
  * Tancredi
  * Teodoro
  * Gismondo, a false identity under which Isotta really lies
  * Doralice, courtesan
  * Sier Tomao, brother
  * Ruffian, Tomao's fame
  * Bessa, dean of Doralice
  * Geneva, anconitana
  * Ghitta, a Geneva woman
  * Menato, peasant
  