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The phrase "much that is know about Menocchio" is from Ginzburg is misleading, if not disingenuous. I would be surprised if there were one fact of his life given here which is not drawn from "The Cheese and the Worms." This article is a nice summary of Ginzburg's work - and in fact should probably be headed as the entry on the book, with a cross-reference link from "Menocchio" pointinto it. JBeek Oct. 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.158.179.206 (talk) 23:35, 26 October 2009 (UTC)Reply
I agree with this - the whole point of the work is that he picks a random person and builds a history from that. It's certainly a notable book, but I certainly don't think that makes Menocchio notable in his own right. Obviously, an article entitled "The Cheese and The Worms" has considerable scope to talk about Menocchio himself, but equally Ginzburg's approach and work. If the title is "Menocchio" however, the opposite is not the case. I have moved the article accordingly and hope that everyone is in agreement? Brigade Piron (talk) 19:02, 13 June 2014 (UTC)Reply