Project Gutenberg 2006-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 119 Venier, Lorenzo 1510 1550 Veniero, Lorenzo La Zaffetta: Raccolta di rarissimi opuscoli italiani degli XV e XVI secoli II Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La Zaffetta: Raccolta di rarissimi opuscoli italiani degli XV e XVI secoli II" is a satirical poem likely composed during the 16th century. The poem details the misadventures of a courtesan named Angela Zaffa, describing her experiences and eventual repercussions resulting from her deceitful conduct. Its style and subject matter suggest a humorous yet critical examination of societal norms and the morality surrounding illicit relationships in Italian culture. The opening of "La Zaffetta" sets the stage for Angela's story, using a first-person narrator who argues that contrary to popular belief, renowned poet Pietro Aretino did not author the earlier work "La Puttana Errante." Instead, the narrator claims the inspiration and credit belong to him. He reveals that Angela, referred to as "Zaffetta," has recently suffered a misfortune referred to as the "Trentuno," signaling a punishment inflicted upon her by a betrayed lover. As the tale unfolds, Angela's extravagant lifestyle and unchaste behavior create a lively atmosphere filled with engaging anecdotes, rich descriptions, and reflective commentary on the nature of desire and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr it Poetry PQ Text IT Poesia Category: Poetry Category: Humour 128404 2025-07-07T13:00:18.965032 text/html 128225 2025-01-17T16:00:30.378483 text/html 140166 2025-07-07T13:00:25.812994 application/epub+zip 140466 2025-07-07T13:00:22.438045 application/epub+zip 106619 2025-07-07T13:00:21.236033 application/epub+zip 387465 2025-07-07T13:00:27.836995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371455 2025-07-07T13:00:25.007999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176094 2022-09-08T13:15:38.500311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102755 2025-07-07T13:00:18.679079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101793 2006-02-23T09:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18320 2025-07-07T13:00:28.108991 application/rdf+xml 25153 2025-07-07T13:00:21.725006 image/jpeg 4615 2025-07-07T13:00:21.480019 image/jpeg 41970 2006-02-23T09:19:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 143856 2025-07-07T13:00:18.987067 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia