Project Gutenberg 2010-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 220 Folengo, Teofilo 1496 1544 Folengo, Girolamo Luzio, Alessandro 1857 1946 Le maccheronee Zanitonella - Baldus - Moscheide - Epigrammata Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldus_(poema) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images generously made available by Editore Laterza and the Biblioteca Italiana at http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia) "Le Maccheronee" by Teofilo Folengo is a narrative poem written in the early 16th century. This unique work is a blend of comedy and satire that captures the lives, loves, and follies of its characters, primarily focusing on Tonello, a young man infatuated with the beautiful Zannina. The poem employs a playful, often irreverent language that showcases the theme of love while drawing upon the traditions of Italian pastoral poetry. The opening of "Le Maccheronee" introduces Tonello as he expresses his tumultuous feelings for Zannina, describing the nature of love that besieges him. The text is infused with vivid imagery and humorous reflections on various characters and their interactions, set against a rural backdrop. As the narrative unfolds, Tonello's passion becomes a central focus, showcasing his efforts to win Zannina's affections amidst a playful critique of both rural and urban life, as well as the nature of romance itself. The strong sense of character dynamics, combined with lively language, sets the tone for the comedic and satirical exploration of love and desire throughout the poem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Macaronic poetry PQ Text IT Poesia Category: Poetry Category: Humour 1505650 2025-08-14T04:19:09.669039 text/html 1505471 2025-01-14T04:23:42.391364 text/html 622172 2025-08-14T04:19:26.276018 application/epub+zip 641057 2025-08-14T04:19:12.559047 application/epub+zip 641058 2025-08-14T04:19:10.953018 application/epub+zip 1060147 2025-08-14T04:19:37.054948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 932680 2025-08-14T04:19:24.958008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918533 2022-09-15T12:53:59.002776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1352632 2025-08-14T04:19:08.721069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1350347 2021-01-07T00:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18528 2025-08-14T04:19:37.225911 application/rdf+xml 11113 2025-08-14T04:19:11.444067 image/jpeg 2970 2025-08-14T04:19:11.200037 image/jpeg 516691 2021-01-07T00:42:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 610161 2025-08-14T04:19:09.769159 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia