Writings on the Sober Life : The Art and Grace of Living Long

“Trattato de la Vita Sobria” [treatise on the sober life] appeared in November 1558, printed by Grazioso Percacino of Padua. Cornaro followed it up with three other works, which – collected and published by his grandson in 1591 under the general title Discorsi della Vita Sobria [discourses on...

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Main Author: Alvise Cornaro
Format: eBook
Language: Bahasa Inggris
Published: University of Toronto Press 2014
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Online Access: http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=53545
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Summary: “Trattato de la Vita Sobria” [treatise on the sober life] appeared in November 1558, printed by Grazioso Percacino of Padua. Cornaro followed it up with three other works, which – collected and published by his grandson in 1591 under the general title Discorsi della Vita Sobria [discourses on the sober life] – became a worldwide success. The present work proposes the first complete and corrected edition of Cornaro’s texts, and a review of the history of their birth and their long and fortunate life.**
ISBN: e book 655