A fresh English translation of five Alberti works that illuminate
new aspects of the literary aims and development of the first
“Renaissance man.” Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) was one
of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance. His
extraordinary range of abilities as a writer, architect, art
theorist, and even athlete earned him the controversial title of
the first “Renaissance man.” The works collected in
Biographical and Autobiographical Writings reflect Alberti’s
lived experiences and his interests in the genre. This volume
includes On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Literature, which
partly reflects his experiences as a student in Bologna; The Life
of St. Potitus, the biography of a Christian martyr, which also
contains autobiographical projections and was to have been the
first in a series of lives of saints; My Dog, a mock funeral
oration for his dead dog; My Life, one of the first autobiographies
of the early modern period and the main source for Jacob
Burckhardt’s portrait of Alberti; and a comic encomium, The Fly.
In particular, the last three works—My Dog, My Life, and The
Fly—constitute a kind of trilogy, as the humanist finds one of
his main themes, the portrait of the ideal life, with a strong
emphasis on humor. This edition presents the first collected
English translations of these works alongside an authoritative
Latin text.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The I Tatti Renaissance Library |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Leon Battista Alberti
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| Translators: |
Martin McLaughlin
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| Dimensions: |
203 x 133mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
384 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-29268-0 |
| Subtitles: |
Latin
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| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-674-29268-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780674292680 |
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