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"Roberto: Poema Comico" by Manuel Roussado is a satirical epic poem that parodies the notable D. Jayme by Thomaz Ribeiro. The work traces Roberto, a witty yet reckless young man, through Lisbon's mid-19th-century social landscape, mixing verse with letters and editorial commentaries. Across cantos such as Flores da Baixa, Os incendios do coração, and A vela, the narrative exposes a gallery of social types—usurers, regents, policemen, journalists, and politicians—while tracing a romantic thread with Camilla Perdigão. The poem blends high and low styles, mock-heroic invocations, and burlesque scenes in a critique of money, exploitation, and political corruption, including electoral manipulation and the “circo Price” world of spectacle. Although playful in mood, Roberto: Poema Comico offers pointed observations on debt, social pretensions, and the commodification of love in a Portugal struggling with modernization. The work is a landmark example of 19th-century Portuguese satire in verse, combining laughter with social critique.
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