How to pronounce“erudita”in English

Even Niccolo Machiavelli got in on the action with “The Mandrake.” These comedies were called commedia erudita, or erudite comedies, because they were based

If you were a lower-class person, your chances of seeing commedia erudita were slim.

It’s the earthier, lustier, counterpart to the commedia erudita, and it has an even more dramatic special effect: Women!