La Vita
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788877469007 (8877469005)
Publish date: 1996
Publisher: Guanda
Pages no: 834
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Art,
Italian Literature,
16th Century
"All men, whatever be their condition, who have done anything of merit, or which verily has a semblance of merit, if so be they are men of truth and good repute, should write the tale of their life with their own hand." I was compelled to read Cellini’s Autobiography after I read Muriel Spark’s Loit...
Great read. Benvenuto led a very interesting life and wrote a very interesting account. The writing is largely benefitted by the significant embellishments made it certain areas. Overall it is a great look into the mind of a gifted artist and the political life of 16th Century Italy and France.
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