01935cam a22003973u 4500 70569 UtSlPG 20260610134630.0 m cr n 260607r20231540utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG la iso639-1 PA Placentius, Jean-Leo Pvcna porcorvm Pucna porcorum Pugna porcorum Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pig_War_(poem) Every word in the poem begins with the letter P. Release date is 2023-04-16 The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Pvcna porcorvm" by Jean-Leo Placentius is a Latin poem first printed in 1530. This satirical epic of 248 dactylic hexameters features every single word beginning with the letter P, making it an elaborate tautogram. The poem chronicles an intergenerational war between corrupt hogs hoarding privileges and rebellious piglets demanding their share. Through this porcine allegory, Placentius explores human corruption, social conflict, and revolutionary violence in remarkably transparent fashion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Netherlands: Peter van Elsen, 1540 Latin wit and humor, Medieval and modern Verse satire, Latin (Medieval and modern) Swine -- Poetry Latin poetry, Medieval and modern Tautograms https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70569 111295 111295