Rustico di Filippo

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Rustico di Filippo was an Italian poet known for his contributions to early vernacular literature. He was a prominent figure in the tradition of "comic verse," which stood in contrast to the more serious love poetry of the time.1

Rustico di Filippo wrote in a style that was often unrefined and colloquial, reflecting the realistic themes he explored. While he also produced courtly love poetry, he is particularly noted for his "realistic" or comic verse, which could be coarse and sometimes obscene. He often employed the sonnet form. His work is considered part of a broader European tradition of satirical and realistic verse.1

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Italian literature
Comic verse
The earliest of them was Rustico di Filippo, who produced both courtly love poetry and coarse, sometimes obscene verse of the “realistic” kind. The best-known and most versatile was Cecco Angiolieri, whose down-to-earth mistress Becchina was a parody of the ethereal women of the stil novo and whose favourite subject…
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The earliest of them was Rustico di Filippo, who produced both courtly love poetry and coarse, sometimes obscene verse of the “realistic” kind. The best-known and most versatile was Cecco Angiolieri, whose down-to-earth mistress Becchina was a parody of the ethereal women of the stil novo and whose favourite subject…
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