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The Renaissance John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)

The Renaissance By John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)

The Renaissance by John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)

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This volume introduces the most recent scholarship on the history of the Renaissance, considering not only humanists and artists, but looking at people from all classes, men and women alike.

The Renaissance Summary

The Renaissance: Italy and Abroad by John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)

Including the most recent scholarship on the history of the Renaissance, this book examines politics, society, identity, gender, religion and science, and focuses on not only Italian developments in this crucial period of change, but also on aspects in Germany, France and England.

With contributions from the most highly regarded scholars in the field, the book studies humanists, artists and people and explores how how these people and places helped shape modernity.

From the history of the body, to the new ways of thinking about the relation of culture to power, students of the Renaissance will find this an essential addition to their reading lists.

The Renaissance Reviews

'This is a most welcome volume for students of the Renaissance. The essays collected here are of high quality and they fit together well, illustrating both the diversity of Renaissance culture and the variety of scholarly approaches to it. It would be a pleasure to teach a course on the basis of this collection.'- - Peter Burke, University of Cambridge

'This volume brings together a group of stimulating articles by distinguished scholars, each offering an original, penetrating view of the major issues confronting the Renaissance historian. It serves as a uniquely valuable introduction to the major debates in the field for anyone who wishes to know more about a fascinating and complex era that formed the basis for the modern age.'-Patricia Fortini Brown, Princeton University

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Table of Contents

Introduction - The Renaissance: Between Myth and History John Jeffries Martin Part 1: The Renaissance Paradigm in Crisis Part 2: Politics, Language and Power Part 3: Individualism, Identity and Gender Part 4: Art, Science and Humanism Part 5: Religion: Tradition and Innovation

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NPB9780415260626
9780415260626
0415260620
The Renaissance: Italy and Abroad by John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)
John Jeffries Martin (Trinity University, Texas, USA)
Rewriting Histories
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2002-12-12
360
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