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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454169203321

Autore

Cornaro Luigi <1475-1566.>

Titolo

The art of living long [[electronic resource] /] / Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2005

ISBN

1-281-81159-9

9786611811594

0-8261-2696-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Classics in longevity and aging series

Altri autori (Persone)

AddisonJoseph <1672-1719.>

BaconFrancis <1561-1626.>

TempleWilliam <1628-1699>

Disciplina

613

Soggetti

Longevity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In cooperation with the International Longevity Center."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

To Louis Cornaro / Randall -- Addison in the Spectator, October 13, 1711 -- Renaissance paths to prolongevity: Cornaro and Bacon -- The live and writings of Louis Cornaro -- The temperate life by Louis Cornaro --  First discourse -- Second discourse -- Third discourse -- Fourth Discourse -- Selections from Lord Bacon's History of life and death, etc. -- Selections from Sir William Temple's Health and long life, etc. -- A short history of the Cornaro Family -- Some account of eminent Cornaros -- Gamba's eulogy upon Louis Cornaro -- Lovarini's The villas erected by Louis Cornaro.

Sommario/riassunto

Sixteenth century Venetian Ambassador and Renaissance Christian Luigi Cornaro was celebrated in his time for his stance on dietary self-restraint, moderate living, and living to the age of 103. For these hundred of years his classic book has survived as a renowned text on longevity and an inspiring treatise on the path of temperance that the author believed could lead anyone out of a state of illness and into a healthy long life. The Art of Living Long contains Cornaro's four discourses, respectively concerned with demonstrating his ideas through his own example, exploring the necessity of tem