
NOTE DEL TRASCRITTORE:
LʼARTE DI FAR DEBITI
RAGIONE DELLʼOPERA
CAPITOLO PRIMO.
CAPITOLO II.
CAPITOLO III.
CAPITOLO IV.
CAPITOLO V.
CAPITOLO VI.
CAPITOLO VII.
A flamboyant, self‑styled baron‑philosopher narrates his final act: a tongue‑in‑cheek manual on how to make a living out of borrowing. From his imagined origins in London, Paris, and Constantinople, he presents “the art of debt” as both a personal confession and a satirical guide, warning of a future where creditors vanish and the world becomes a single, sprawling ledger of obligations.
The opening chapters lay out his grandiose definitions of the “puffista” – a person who proudly lives off public and private credit – and sprinkle the text with vivid, almost theatrical images of towering piles of promissory notes igniting in fiery protest. Listeners will be drawn into a witty, hyperbolic world that blends social critique with absurdist philosophy, all delivered in a richly ornamental style that mirrors the author’s own exaggerated self‑portrait.
Language
it
Duration
~3 hours (190K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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)
Release date
Oct 13, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1824–1893
Best remembered as the librettist of Verdi’s Aida, he moved easily between journalism, poetry, fiction, and the stage. His life was as restless and dramatic as the operas he helped bring to life.
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