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The Italian Renaissance
Kenneth Gouwens
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Description for The Italian Renaissance
Paperback. 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): Gouwens, Kenneth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
These primary sources open a window onto the ways that women and men in Renaissance Italy sought to communicate their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes, both about their own lives and about the dynamic culture they helped to shape.
These primary sources open a window onto the ways that women and men in Renaissance Italy sought to communicate their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes, both about their own lives and about the dynamic culture they helped to shape.
- An ideal complement to Paula Findlen’s ‘The Italian Renaissance: Essential Readings’ (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).
- Includes canonical texts alongside newly available ones that give fresh perspectives.
- Selections address topical issues, such as the family strategies of women, attitudes towards non-Italians, and women as patrons of art.
- Genres represented include correspondence, poetry, the story, dialogue, oratory, and ... Read more
- Brings the teaching of the Italian Renaissance to life, showing how citizens communicated about their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631231653
SKU
V9780631231653
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99-50
About Kenneth Gouwens
Kenneth Gouwens is Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He has published extensively on the culture of Renaissance Rome and is presently writing a biography of the second Medici pope, Clement VII (1523-34). His first book Remembering the Renaissance (1998), was selected by ALA's 'Choice' as Outstanding Academic Book of 1998.
Reviews for The Italian Renaissance
"This collection offers a diverse and inclusive selection of readings on Renaissance life and culture, from Dante to the later Renaissance, that will be invaluable to all students of the period. The translations are accessible, and the introductory essays frame the primary sources so that the voices of the age speak with vitality and new purpose."
Meredith Gill, University ... Read more
Meredith Gill, University ... Read more