Set against the chequered background of the city of the six Ps--Pope, priests, princes, prostitutes, parasites and the poor--Belli's sometimes scandalous sonnets deal with life's elementals: love, death, sex, food, money, family, religion and politics. In his immense oeuvre people from every...
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Set against the chequered background of the city of the six Ps--Pope, priests, princes, prostitutes, parasites and the poor--Belli's sometimes scandalous sonnets deal with life's elementals: love, death, sex, food, money, family, religion and politics. In his immense oeuvre people from every course and manner of life have their say--Housewives, mothers, beggars, lovers, businessmen, popes, whores, doctors, thieves, lawyers, priests, pen-pushers, actresses, gossips and many more.
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