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Overview

This a satirical poem poking fun at some of the philosophical discussions about how the world was created. Giovanni Meli imagines Jove asking his children to suggest how the world should be created from the void. Each of the gods provides his/her wacky ideas and finally, since the only substance in the world is Jove himself, he asks his children to dismember him to make the world. His head become Sicily.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013484764
Publisher: Arba Sicula
Publication date: 11/15/1985
Series: Arba Sicula Supplement , #3
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 90
File size: 697 KB

About the Author

Giovanni Meli (1740-1815) is the greatest Sicilian poet of all times. He wrote in Sicilian and this poem is considered one of his best satirical pieces. The poem is translated by Gaetano Cipolla, who has also translated Meli's Don Chisciotti and Sanciu Panza, as well as his Moral Fables.This version includes the Sicilian original as well as the translation.
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