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A satirical narrative alternates a third-person account with a defiant first-person letter from an elderly, boastful gentleman who protests his portrayal, defends a failed love and issues a public challenge to a political rival. The text lampoons performative patriotism and social pretensions while mixing comic bravado with moments of melancholy. Scenes move between salon reminiscence, combative rhetoric, and local intrigues, debating concepts of republicanism, authority, and personal honor. The structure pairs narrated episodes with direct interjections that clarify motives and highlight tensions between private feeling and public reputation.

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Title: Il Cavalier Mostardo

Author: Antonio Beltramelli

Release date: June 10, 2020 [eBook #62367]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: Italian

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IL CAVALIER MOSTARDO


ANTONIO BELTRAMELLI

Il Carnevale delle Democrazie

Il Cavalier Mostardo

ROMA — MILANO
EDIZIONI A. MONDADORI
5º MIGLIAIO


PROPRIETÀ LETTERARIA RISERVATA

I diritti di riproduzione e traduzione sono riservati per tutti i paesi, compresi la Svezia, la Norvegia e l'Olanda

Copyright by Casa Ed. A. Mondadori
1922


IL CAVALIER MOSTARDO

A Giuseppe Fabbri, amico fedele dai lontani anni della vita mia; tanto più vicino a me quanto più triste fu la vicenda della mia lotta assidua, voglio consacrato questo libro di passione nel quale ride e sorride, dalla malinconia alla violenza, l'anima iperbolica della gente nostra.