Bidspirit auction | Anatomico Jocoso

Anatomico Jocoso - SANTA CATARINA (Lucas de) ANATOMICO Jocoso, que em Diversas Operaçoens Manifesta a Ruindade do Corpo Humano, para Emenda do Vicioso . Consta de varias obras em Proza, que muitos copiarão pela grande estimação, e applauso tributado por todo este Reino; os quaes se expõem ao publico para divertimento dos curiosos, e desejosos de ouvirem as Obras de tão famigerado autor [...] pelo Padre Fr. Francisco Rey de Abreu Matta Zeferino. Lisboa: Na Officina do Doutor Manoel Alvarez Solano & Herd. António Pedrozo Galram, 1755. 4 [de 5] v.; 1: [44], 570 [aliás 470] pp.; 2: [48], 480 pp.; 3: [28], 590 pp.; [10], 567 pp.; 200 mm. The Anatomico Jocoso is part of the 18th-century tradition of moral satire, where laughter, exaggeration, and caricature function as instruments of censure against human vices. Under the metaphor of ”anatomy, ” the work proposes a humorous unveiling of the wickedness of the human body , understood not only on a physical level but above all as a reflection of the social behaviors and customs of its time. The writing unfolds in a miscellaneous form, with a strong emphasis on short, epistolary pieces, reminiscent of pamphlet literature and the urban sociability of Lisbon in the mid-18th century. This fragmentary and lively structure explains the work's popularity and its interest as a testament to the language, humor, and cultural practices of the era. The work was published in a total of 5 volumes. The first two volumes were originally published in Madrid, in 1752 and 1753, and the third in 1753 in Lisbon, with a new complete edition later published in 1755, containing volumes 1 to 5. Inocêncio never knew of any complete collection, and Samodães records in his catalog the first two volumes of the first edition plus volumes 1 to 3 of the second and third editions. From what we have been able to discover, reprints of volumes 1 through 3 were published in 1755, with a record of a second edition of volume 3 in 1758, and the first editions of volumes 4 and 5 were published in 1755. Rare. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !