La princesa Brambilla

The story Little Zaches, called Zinnober (Berlin, F. Dümmler, 1819) is nothing but the realization, free and unfettered, of a buffoonery idea. However, the author was not a little surprised when he stumbled upon a review in which those burlesque pages were analyzed with grave solemnity, written in flying colors, with no other claim than to provide temporary entertainment, and each one was specified in detail. from the sources from which the author would have drank. The latter, on the other hand, was pleasant for him, since it led him to seek these sources himself and to increase his knowledge. To prevent any possible misunderstanding, the publisher of these pages declares in advance that, like Little Zaches, Princess Brambilla is not a book for people who take everything seriously and attach importance to everything. But to the benevolent reader, who may have the willingness and willingness to forget serious things for a few hours and to indulge in the impertinent and capricious game of a leprechaun, perhaps sometimes excessively daring, the editor humbly asks him not to lose sight of it. view the base of the entire work.