The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (511 Votes) |
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| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Translated by John Addington Symonds With Introduction and Notes Table of Contents Introductory Note Introductory Sonnet Part I Part II Benvenuto Cellini; 1 November 1500 – 13 February 1571, was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist who also wrote a famous autobiography and poetry. His repute was great in his day, and perhaps good in the sense in which he meant goodness; as to whether he was a man of truth, there is still dispute among scholars. St. The “Life&rdquo
MK said Not the least fascinating aspect of this great autobiography is how incredibly picaresque it is. Not the least fascinating aspect of this great autobiography is how incredibly picaresque it is, and swashbuckling. Just one sword fight after another, among other things. Even though it's fifty years earlier, this is recognizably the same Europe Don Quixote wanders through in Spain, and the same pre-modern world that Moll Flanders and Tom Jones later inhabit. If you think things seem too wild to believe in early novels, just read Cellini's life and you'll see that that's just the way things used to be. Steven Pinsker shocked people recently with a book arguing that history has actu. The quintessential book about life in Italy during the Renaissance. sekander Sculptor and goldsmith to Popes, Cardinals and Kings, Cellini pulls no punches in describing the villainous treachery and petty ways ofthe holier-than-thou crowd. Popes come off as easily influenced tyrants and Cardinals fare no better-just a bunch of schemingsocial climbers. No saint himself, Cellini goes to great pains in detailing the many travails he was put through by envious, jealous,less talented individuals in positions of power. A true Alpha Male before anyone thought of the term, Cellini is a lusty, robust rascalwho suffers no slights or intimidations; of which there are a. Jack said A Window into History. An intriguing look into an artist's life in Renaissance Italy. Benvenuto one of the artistic masters of the Renaissance era . he will tell you all about his successes and failures . His patrons are sometimes unreliable and he feels under appreciated. His rivals are envious, jealous and almost always insulting. He is often diven to extreme measures to defend his reputation and honor. It is a facinating story of the life of a facinating man.
Benvenuto Cellini
Highly recommended for all collections.?Peter Josyph, New YorkCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. From its first appearance in 1728 (150 years after his death), this portrait of a fanatical individualist helped define our notion of the Renaissance. Cellini served dukes, bishops, cardinals, and kings and queens of several nations, and he quarreled with them all, including two popes, one of whom, by Cellini's account, tried to murder him. . But he is most celebrated for his autobiography, which chronicles with unflagg