Project Gutenberg 2020-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 183 Merlini, Domenico Saggio di ricerche sulla satira contro il villano Produced by Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France) "Saggio di ricerche sulla satira contro il villano" by Domenico Merlini is a scholarly study written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the rich tradition of satirical literature targeting the rural class known as "villano" during the medieval period, exploring the socio-economic context and cultural implications of such satire. The author aims to elucidate the origins of this satirical form while examining its connections to significant themes in the broader panorama of Italian literary history. The opening of the text sets the stage for an exploration of the complex relationships between various social classes in medieval Italy, particularly focusing on the class struggles between rural peasants and urban dwellers. Merlini introduces the topic by discussing the prominent figure of the villano in satirical literature, emphasizing how these individuals were often depicted with disdain by both aristocracy and city folk. He poses critical questions about the reasons for this societal contempt and states his intention to investigate both negative portrayals of the villano as well as the underlying economic tensions that fueled this satire. In doing so, the work not only promises a historical examination but also seeks to shed light on the evolution of social attitudes toward the rural working class. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticism Peasants in literature Peasants -- Europe PQ Text Category: Literature - Other Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 615543 2025-06-25T05:49:57.667395 text/html 584615 2024-10-18T05:31:04 text/html 424249 2025-06-25T05:50:08.957325 application/epub+zip 430562 2025-06-25T05:49:59.673375 application/epub+zip 286565 2025-06-25T05:49:58.632328 application/epub+zip 608877 2025-06-25T05:50:14.670263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582251 2025-06-25T05:50:08.021418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599213 2022-09-28T12:17:50.610353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438181 2025-06-25T05:49:55.939382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418261 2024-10-18T05:31:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16908 2025-06-25T05:50:14.818251 application/rdf+xml 11868 2025-06-25T05:49:58.818341 image/jpeg 2383 2025-06-25T05:49:58.728325 image/jpeg 394053 2025-06-25T05:49:57.715334 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