Rustico Filippi, 'The Art of Insult'
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Author | : Fabian Alfie |
Publisher | : MHRA |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2014-11-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781781881576 |
ISBN-13 | : 178188157X |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rustico Filippi, 'The Art of Insult' by : Fabian Alfie
Book excerpt: Although he was a skilful author of courtly love lyrics, Rustico’s fame rests on another type of poetics altogether. At the time, he was credited with fathering a new branch of comic literature—insult. Of his 59 sonnets, 30 are insulting caricatures of fellow citizens, political figures, and Florentine women. Literary theorists had justified insult as a means to enforce public morality, but in the Italian tradition, no one had explored the artistic range of insulting literature before Rustico. After Rustico, insult was a central element of comic literature.