Editing Luigi Pirandello (section)

===First World War===
As Italy entered the [[World War I|First World War]], Pirandello's son [[Stefano Pirandello|Stefano]] volunteered for service and was taken prisoner by the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarians]]. In 1916 the actor [[Angelo Musco (actor)|Angelo Musco]] successfully recited the three-act comedy that the writer had extracted from the novella ''Pensaci, Giacomino!'' and the ''pastoral'' comedy ''[[Liolà]]''.

In 1917 the collection of novellas ''E domani Lunedì'' (''And Tomorrow, Monday...'') was published, but the year was mostly marked by important theatrical representations: ''Così è (se vi pare)'' (''Right you are (if you think so)''), ''A birrita cu' i ciancianeddi'' and ''Il Piacere dell'onestà'' (''The Pleasure Of Honesty''). A year later, ''Ma non è una cosa seria'' (''But It's Nothing Serious'') and ''[[Il Gioco delle Parti]]'' (''The Game of Roles'') were all produced on stage. Pirandello's son Stefano returned home when the war ended.

[[File:Giardino Inglese, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (9456337857).jpg|thumb|Bust of Pirandello in the [[Giardino Inglese (Palermo)|Giardino Inglese]] park in Palermo]]

In 1919 Pirandello had his wife placed in an asylum.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rcpl2lEU9gYC&q=In+1919+Pirandello+had+his+wife+placed+in+an+asylum.&pg=PA21|title=Pirandello and Film|last=Nichols|first=Nina daVinci|date=1995-01-01|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=0803233361|language=en}}</ref> The separation from his wife, despite her morbid jealousies and hallucinations, caused great suffering for Pirandello who, even as late as 1924, believed he could still properly care for her at home. She never left the asylum.

1920 was the year of comedies such as ''Tutto per bene'', ''Come prima meglio di prima'', and ''La Signora Morli''. In 1921, the ''Compagnia di [[Dario Niccodemi]]'' staged, at the Valle di Roma, the play, ''Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]''. It was a clamorous failure. The public divided into supporters and adversaries, the latter of whom shouted, "Asylum, Asylum!" The author, who was present at the performance with his daughter Lietta, left through a side exit to avoid the crowd of enemies. The same drama, however, was a great success when presented in [[Milan]]. In 1922 in Milan, ''Enrico IV'' was performed for the first time and was acclaimed universally as a success. Pirandello's international reputation was developing as well. The ''Sei personaggi'' was performed in London and New York.