L'arte di far debiti

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893

Language:

Italian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"L'arte di far debiti" by Antonio Ghislanzoni is a satirical guide written in the late 19th century. The text presents the character Roboamo Puffista, a self-styled baron and master of living life off of credit, as he shares his insights and strategies for navigating the world of debt. The book's central theme revolves around the celebratory art of borrowing, especially from an increasingly debtor-focused society, and the protagonist aims to elevate the concept of being a "puffista" as a noble pursuit. The opening of the book introduces Roboamo Puffista, who finds himself on the brink of financial ruin, surrounded by overdue debts and creditors. He recounts his background and presents his mission: to share the art of incurring debt without remorse. Puffista humorously examines societal attitudes toward the wealthy and the poor while setting a tone rife with irony about the nature of credit and obligation. He posits that, in the future, the world will overwhelmingly consist of debtors, suggesting the ridiculousness of financial responsibility in a society that thrives on credit. Through his witty commentary, the beginnings of a philosophy emerge that champions the strategies of living lavishly without a tangible means to support such a lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

L'arte di far debiti

Tutti ladri, commedia in tre atti

Volere è potere, novella.

Credits:

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso, Progetto Manuzio and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 49.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2014-10-13