Project Gutenberg 2008-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 56 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Diffinição da sécia Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "Diffinição da sécia" by Anonymous is a satirical text likely written in the 18th century. This work serves as a humorous exploration of human foolishness and pretentiousness, particularly focusing on the concept of "sécia" which can be interpreted as arrogance or affectation among various social classes. The book critiques the behaviors and attitudes of individuals who engage in hollow displays of knowledge or status. In this text, the author presents an extensive range of characters, including scholars, poets, judges, and women, all embodying different forms of "sécia." Each character is depicted with exaggerated traits that highlight their pretentiousness and ignorance, revealing a society obsessed with appearances and social status rather than genuine substance. From the insecure noble who boasts of lineage to the self-important poet who lacks true talent, the narratives satirically expose the absurdities of their behaviors. Ultimately, "Diffinição da sécia" serves as a reflection on the nature of societal vanity, encouraging readers to question the authenticity behind the façades people uphold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Vices -- Early works to 1800 Satire, Portuguese BJ Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 76757 76766 2024-09-11T10:15:05.990397 2023-09-12T04:25:01.077731 text/html text/html 78918 2021-01-04T03:56:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29031 2021-01-04T03:56:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 79315 2024-09-11T10:15:09.364381 application/epub+zip 77898 2024-09-11T10:15:07.264392 application/epub+zip 77899 2024-09-11T10:15:06.475396 application/epub+zip 171183 2024-09-11T10:15:11.064385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161920 2024-09-11T10:15:08.846374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162079 2022-09-12T10:43:13.595148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66289 66056 2024-09-11T10:15:05.767402 2023-09-12T04:25:00.880738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 65144 2021-01-04T03:56:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26369 2021-01-04T03:56:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18987 2024-09-11T10:15:11.192369 application/rdf+xml 13167 2024-09-11T10:15:06.815396 image/jpeg 3471 2024-09-11T10:15:06.640380 image/jpeg 79565 2024-09-11T10:15:05.999379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia