Conducted in ItalianLeon Battista Alberti is a unique protagonist of the ItalianRenaissance. While best known for his architectural accomplishments, Alberti penned a variety of literary works, including scientific treatises, satirical novels, and the first manual ever of European vernacular. This course explores Alberti's ambition to acquire literary leadership to influence the powerful humanists in Florence and overcome his own illegitimate origins. Throughout the semester, students will discuss central ideas of Medieval and Early Modern Italian culture (the construction of the self, the role of virtue, the condition of exile, etc.), within the context of major theoretical debates of the time.
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