Satire Di Benedetto Menzini Cittadino Fiorentino

 
Identifier
BOK.NLD.AD1718
Title
Satire Di Benedetto Menzini Cittadino Fiorentino
Alternative Title
Satire By Benedetto Menzini Citizen of Florence
Description
A scathing criticism of the Catholic church in satire form by Benedetto Menzini. Menzini was a "Catholic priest and poet" as well as "a member of the Accademia dell'Arcadia..., the Accademia Fiorentina, and the Accademia della Crusca," institutions seeking to preserve Italian culture, language, and literature ("Benedetto Menzini"). The satire "was banned by the Catholic Church in 1720" ("Satire").
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“Benedetto Menzini.” The British Museum. Accessed November 2, 2020. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG243541.

“Satire, Benedetto Manzini.” Guido Mazzoni Pamphlet Collection. Duke University, December 1996. https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/mazzoni/exhibit/censorship/D19.html.
Date Created
1718 AD
Creator
Benedetto Menzini
Audience
The Catholic Church
Geographical Coverage
Temporal Coverage
18th Century
Format
Print
Collecting Areas
English History of Writing Collection
English Printed materials (object genre)
English Religious Texts
English Commentary
Language
Italian
Subject
Type
Satire
Bibliographic Citation
Menzini, Benedetto, 1646-1704. Satire Di Benedetto Menzini Cittadino Fiorentino. Amsterdam: 1718.

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