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Biographical and
Autobiographical Writings

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Leon Battista Alberti

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• This volume collects:
  • De commodis litterarum atque incommodis (On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Literature)
  • Vita Sancti Potiti (The Life of St. Potitus)
  • Canis (My Dog)
  • Vita (My Life)
  • Musca (The Fly)
• These pieces were written between 1431 and 1444
• Translated and with an Introduction by Martin McLaughlin
• This is a bilingual edition that includes the original Latin text

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Our Assessment:

B+ : very enjoyable selection/collection of Alberti's work

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       B