Dinner Pieces
by Leon Battista Alberti
Title:
Dinner Pieces
Author:
Leon Battista Alberti
Series (if any):
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Edited by:
Cardini, Roberto
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
400 pages
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674295742
EAN:
9780674295742
Publication Date:
17/09/2024
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
592
Dimensions (mm):
210 x 139 x 25
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£30.10
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Description
A collection of stories meant to be read while dining and drinking, the Dinner Pieces, or Intercenales, are among Alberti’s most innovative works. They constitute an important monument in the history of comic writing and cover topics from politics to the arts to love. This edition presents a new translation and an authoritative Latin text.
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