Équivoque et ironie dans la poésie satirique contre la cantatrice Anna Zamperini à Lisbonne (1772)
Famous Italian singer, Anna Zamperini arrived in Portugal in 1772. She was soon victim of satirical poets who blamed her for being a woman of easy virtue. If this critical appreciation is clearly explained by a certain number of them, it is also enjoyable in ironical poems which ambiguous expression...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Carnets |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/carnets/4591 |
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| Summary: | Famous Italian singer, Anna Zamperini arrived in Portugal in 1772. She was soon victim of satirical poets who blamed her for being a woman of easy virtue. If this critical appreciation is clearly explained by a certain number of them, it is also enjoyable in ironical poems which ambiguous expression entails a more subtle reading able to spot the equivocal words. The double-edged discourse can be discovered not only in the form but also in the political intention of the poet: the satire, which seems to be a free speech, obeys, as a matter of fact, the Pombal’s ideology with regard to morality and national identity, two close concepts in those days. |
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| ISSN: | 1646-7698 |