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Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, god of criticism. This edition offers a new Latin text and the first full translation into English.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674007543
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 448
  • Published:
  • June 15, 2003
  • Dimensions:
  • 210x142x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 564 g.
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Description of Momus

Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, god of criticism. This edition offers a new Latin text and the first full translation into English.

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