The Law of Libels

A further and more popular source of in ation for public consumption, i believe we have touched on a couple of times before, the libel. The acerbic, often vicious poems were mainly directed at the zumerzets. Some libels were also written as ballads and set to familiar tunes. Although the social status of the libel authors are difficult to trace, it is certain that you didn't need to be able to read or write to produce them.