- L’utopia e la città ideale
- Giandomenico Amendola
La città dell’abbondanza
- Giandomenico Amendola
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4.04
The chapter examines pre-modern utopian imagination, from Augustine's City of God to the medieval myth of Cockaigne — a land of plenty where hunger, labour and pain are abolished. Rooted in the hardships of feudal life, this popular utopia reflects the collective longing of the poor for food, freedom and happiness, finding expression in literature, from Boccaccio to Manzoni, and in art, notably Bruegel's famous painting.
- Keywords:
- Cockaigne,
- medieval utopia,
- abundance,
- City of God,
- popular imagination,
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
La città dell’abbondanza
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4.04
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title
L’utopia e la città ideale
Book Subtitle
Sogni, paure, desideri
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
120
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0984-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0985-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0986-1
Series Title
People_Places_Architecture
Series ISSN
2975-0415
Series E-ISSN
2975-027X