The Renaissance
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The Renaissance
(Seminar studies)
Routledge, 2013
2nd ed
- : pbk
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This edition originally published: London: Longman, 1998
Second edition published: Pearson education Limited, 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
First published in 1988, Alison Brown's The Renaissance soon established itself as one of the most popular and useful books on this complex topic. For this expanded Second Edition the author has rewritten the text entirely in the light of the wealth of literature published over the past decade. It contains two new chapters, one on the rise of lordships and the impact of the Black Death and one on Renaissance theatre. As ever, the main focus of the book is on the influence of classical ideas on Italy, and although Florence is still central to the book its uniqueness is now viewed more critically.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION1. The Problem of Interpretation2. The Concept of Revival3. Earlier Renaissances, 800-1300PART TWO: THE CONTEXT OF THE RENAISSANCE4. Italian Communes and City-States, c.13005. The Rise of Lordships and the Black Death6. The Paradox of Petrarch (1304-1373)7. 'Big-Business' FlorencePART THREE: RENAISSANCE PASSIONS8. The Passion for Books9. New Schools10. Love of Liberty11. Love of Art and Architecture12. Self Love and the Renaissance Image of ManPART FOUR: SOCIETY AND THE CIRCULATION OF NEW IDEAS13. Commerce and the Classics14. Europe and Beyond15. The Invention of Printing16. Representation and the Renaissance TheatrePART FIVE: ASSESSMENT17. Decivilising the RenaissancePART SIX: DOCUMENTSBibliographyIndex
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