Ver-Vert Or The Parrot Of Nevers
A Poem, In Four Cantos (1793)
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Ver-Vert Or The Parrot Of Nevers: A Poem, In Four Cantos (1793) is a satirical poem written by Jean Baptiste Gresset. The poem tells the story of a parrot named Ver-Vert who is brought to a convent in Nevers, France. Ver-Vert quickly learns to mimic the nuns and their religious practices, but he also learns to gossip and spread scandalous rumors. The poem is divided into four cantos, each one focusing on a different aspect of Ver-Vert's life in the convent. Throughout the poem, Gresset uses humor and irony to critique the hypocrisy and excesses of the Catholic Church. The poem was a popular wo...
Ver-Vert Or The Parrot Of Nevers: A Poem, In Four Cantos (1793) is a satirical poem written by Jean Baptiste Gresset. The poem tells the story of a parrot named Ver-Vert who is brought to a convent in Nevers, France. Ver-Vert quickly learns to mimic the nuns and their religious practices, but he also learns to gossip and spread scandalous rumors. The poem is divided into four cantos, each one focusing on a different aspect of Ver-Vert's life in the convent. Throughout the poem, Gresset uses humor and irony to critique the hypocrisy and excesses of the Catholic Church. The poem was a popular work during the Enlightenment and is still studied today as an example of 18th-century satire.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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