Journal | Quaderni Veneti
Journal issue | 7 | 2018
Research Article | Un’austera Venezia di fine XVIII secolo
Un’austera Venezia di fine XVIII secolo
La Cuccagna, canzonetta del cittadino Giuseppe Lazzari
Abstract
The poem La Cuccagna by Giuseppe Lazzari was published during the Venetian Revolution of 1797. This paper will provide an edition based on its two extant copies as well as a commentary, whose aim is to contextualize the poem in regards to the historic events after the fall of the Republic of Venice. Inscribed in the long literary tradition of the ‘land of Cockayne’ or ‘feast of Cockayne’, the text exhibits nonetheless a significant deviation from its more traditional expressions. Taking advantage of the cuccagna’s meaning of wealth and freedom, the author praises Napoleon and the revolution, having faith in new social and political circumstances, while at the same time claiming for radical reforms.
Submitted: June 21, 2019 | Accepted: July 18, 2019 | Published Nov. 12, 2019 | Language: it
Keywords Economy • Venice • Napoleon • Cockayne • Revolution • Food • Cuccagna
Copyright © 2018 Andrea Baldan. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/QV/1724-188X/2018/11/005
