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Started in {{start date and age|1928|p=y}}, Marmittone ("rooky") is derived from the "marmitta", the huge pot in which the military rations are cooked.<ref name=xsz/> The main character is a simple-minded soldier and of good will who, for his gaffes or simply for misfortune, goes to prison at the end of any adventure.<ref name=xsz>B.P. Boschesi, ''Manuale dei fumetti'', Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.</ref> The comic strip was published by ''[[Il Corriere dei Piccoli]]'' until 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II.<ref name=xsz/> | Started in {{start date and age|1928|p=y}}, Marmittone ("rooky") is derived from the "marmitta", the huge pot in which the military rations are cooked.<ref name=xsz/> The main character is a simple-minded soldier and of good will who, for his gaffes or simply for misfortune, goes to prison at the end of any adventure.<ref name=xsz>B.P. Boschesi, ''Manuale dei fumetti'', Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.</ref> The comic strip was published by ''[[Il Corriere dei Piccoli]]'' until 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II.<ref name=xsz/> | ||
''Marmittone'' is considered a parody of | ''Marmittone'' is considered a parody of fascist values of militarism and virility<ref>[[Maurice Horn]], ''The World encyclopedia of comics'', Volume 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 1983, pp.478-479.</ref> and was referred as "the most coherent and irreducible underhand antagonist of the soldierly stereotypes of any dictatorship".<ref>Antonio Faeti, "L'ombra di Marmittone in una piazza metafisica", ''La Metafisica: gli Anni Venti'', vol. II, Grafis, 1980, p. 257, cited in Kate Ferris, ''Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.</ref> | ||
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Template:Infobox comic book title Marmittone is an Italian comic strip series created by Bruno Angoletta.
Background
Started in Template:Start date and age, Marmittone ("rooky") is derived from the "marmitta", the huge pot in which the military rations are cooked.[1] The main character is a simple-minded soldier and of good will who, for his gaffes or simply for misfortune, goes to prison at the end of any adventure.[1] The comic strip was published by Il Corriere dei Piccoli until 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II.[1]
Marmittone is considered a parody of fascist values of militarism and virility[2] and was referred as "the most coherent and irreducible underhand antagonist of the soldierly stereotypes of any dictatorship".[3] Template:-
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.
- ↑ Maurice Horn, The World encyclopedia of comics, Volume 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 1983, pp.478-479.
- ↑ Antonio Faeti, "L'ombra di Marmittone in una piazza metafisica", La Metafisica: gli Anni Venti, vol. II, Grafis, 1980, p. 257, cited in Kate Ferris, Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.