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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Main Author: Marie-Noëlle Ciccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises 2010-01-01
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.
ISSN:1646-7698