Project Gutenberg 2006-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 176 Gozzi, Carlo 1720 1806 Ortiz, Cornelia La Marfisa bizzarra Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images generously made available by Editore Laterza and the Biblioteca Italiana at http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia) "La Marfisa bizzarra" by Carlo Gozzi is a satirical poem written in the 18th century. The work is characterized as a playful and whimsical take on themes of knighthood and romance, featuring the titular character, Marfisa, a woman of peculiar traits set against a backdrop of heroic tales. The poem offers a lens into societal norms and the absurdities of contemporary life through its humorous and exaggerated portrayals of knights and their adventures. At the start of the poem, the author presents a vivid depiction of the characters and the shifting values of the era, particularly focusing on the decline of traditional chivalrous behavior among figures like King Charlemagne and his paladins, who have succumbed to idleness and self-indulgence. It introduces Marfisa as a character whose bizarres actions contrast sharply with her predecessors’ noble exploits, highlighting how modern influences have reshaped their identities and behaviors. Gozzi uses the opening canto to set the stage, employing light-hearted critique and a whimsical narrative style that draws readers into a world where absurdity and humor reign supreme. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian drama PQ Text IT Poesia Category: Poetry Category: Humour 615163 2025-08-08T09:41:04.630442 text/html 614984 2025-01-08T10:14:09.609803 text/html 282722 2025-08-08T09:41:14.687369 application/epub+zip 291094 2025-08-08T09:41:07.719446 application/epub+zip 283179 2025-08-08T09:41:06.506424 application/epub+zip 512652 2025-08-08T09:41:19.785394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529371 2025-08-08T09:41:13.872387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503366 2022-09-09T09:55:22.352291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496622 2025-08-08T09:41:04.076493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493810 2006-10-10T17:13:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17592 2025-08-08T09:41:19.919383 application/rdf+xml 13562 2025-08-08T09:41:06.992398 image/jpeg 3363 2025-08-08T09:41:06.750407 image/jpeg 185517 2006-10-10T17:13:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 280301 2025-08-08T09:41:04.673452 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 en.wikipedia