De la Famille |
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| Author:
| Alberti, Leon Battista |
| Preface by:
| Paoli, Michel |
| Edited and Translated by:
| Castro, Maxime |
| Series title: | La Roue a Livres Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-2-251-33972-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Societe d'edition Les Belles lettres
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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English summary: Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was not only a great Renaissance architect, but also an important savant and philosopher. His De Familia treats the political, economic, and social role of a powerful Florentine city, but also innovatively examines subjects as diverse as the role of money, education, friendship, and morality. De Familia is an essential work in the debate on the origins of capitalism, and had important impact on the Renaissance in Italy and throughout...
More DescriptionEnglish summary: Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was not only a great Renaissance architect, but also an important savant and philosopher. His De Familia treats the political, economic, and social role of a powerful Florentine city, but also innovatively examines subjects as diverse as the role of money, education, friendship, and morality. De Familia is an essential work in the debate on the origins of capitalism, and had important impact on the Renaissance in Italy and throughout Europe. French description: Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), connu comme l'un des plus grands architectes florentins de la Renaissance, est egalement un philosophe, un savant, et un artiste complet que l'on a souvent compare a Leonard de Vinci. Son De Familia (redige en 1434) est un dialogue mene par plusieurs personnages emblematiques et traite du role politique, social et economique d'une puissante famille au sein de la Cite; mais Alberti aborde aussi, et de facon nouvelle, la place et le role de l'argent, le choix d'un metier, la gestion du temps, l'education et la formation de la jeunesse, la morale, l'amitie, la renommee, voire la vie du courtisan aupres de grands princes de la Renaissance. Il evoque egalement des sujets plus inattendus: le vetement et le maquillage des femmes, l'allaitement, le choix d'une epouse, etc. Le De familia occupe enfin une place essentielle dans le debat sur l'origine du capitalisme: a ce titre, il a exerce une influence notable sur la Renaissance en Italie et plus generalement en Europe.