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The Italian Renaissance: The Essential Readings
Findlen
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Description for The Italian Renaissance: The Essential Readings
Hardback. Thirteen of the most important critical essays on the Italian Renaissance are brought together in this volume. Designed to introduce readers to both recent and classical interpretations, the collection provides an ideal starting point for study of this period. Editor(s): Findlen, Paula. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
Thirteen of the most important critical essays on the Italian Renaissance are brought together in this volume.
- Brings together critical essays on the Italian Renaissance.
- Provides an ideal starting point for non-specialists studying this period.
- Includes new research as well as classic interpretations.
- Editorial apparatus helps students to engage with the material.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Essential Readings in History
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631222828
SKU
V9780631222828
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About Findlen
Paula Findlen is Professor of Italian History at Stanford University. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Nelson Prize from the Renaissance Society of America. Her previous publications include Possessing Nature: Museums, Collecting, and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (1994), for which she was awarded the 1995 Marraro Prize and the 1996 Pfizer Prize; Merchants ... Read more
Reviews for The Italian Renaissance: The Essential Readings
‘These are indeed the essential readings for anyone who wants to understand how contemporary scholarship has recast and reinterpreted this pivotal period in human history. Wide ranging and provocative, this exploration of the Italian Renaissance fascination with the Ancients, God, and strong leaders is underpinned by a sophisticated appreciation for the fragile foundations of society in gender relations, the intimacy ... Read more