The Routledge History of the Renaissance by William Caferro

The Routledge History of the Renaissance by William Caferro

Geographically and temporally wide-ranging, this collection treats the Renaissance not as a static concept but as one of ongoing change within an international framework, taking as its unifying theme the idea of exchange and interchange through the movement of goods, ideas, disease and people and across social, religious, political and phys

"William Caferro has assembled an excellent field of scholars representing a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives in the The Routledge History of the RenaissanceFocusing on the disciplinary origins of Renaissance practices, encounters and transformations, social histories of various stripes, and the articulation of power, the volume is at once a summing up of some of the best recent work in the field and a stimulus to further thinking and scholarship. It should be an essential tool for anyone working or teaching in the field of Renaissance and early modern culture broadly conceived."

Christopher S. Celenza, Johns Hopkins University, USA

"This imaginatively structured book is a work of outstanding originality. Scholars of all generations have contributed to a compendium which ranges across disciplines and approaches – an exemplary kaleidoscope of current scholarship. From novices to veterans, all students of the Renaissance who read this marvellous work will emerge with their horizons broadened and their understanding deepened."

Peter Denley, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

"This mosaic of essays uncovers the diversity of issues, cultures, polities, and economies that continue to make the study of the Renaissance a fascinating and contentious category in early modern studies. Scholars and newcomers to the field will discover excursions that guide them to new vantage points on the Renaissance in a global context."

Caroline Castiglione, Brown University, USA

William Caferro is Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. His research has focused primarily on economy and violence in medieval and Renaissance Italy, and most recently on Dante and Empire. His latest book, Contesting The Renaissance (2011), traces the meaning and use of the term "Renaissance" in the major debates of the historiography. He is recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2010) and is foreign fellow of the Deputazione di Storia Patria di Toscana and l'Associazione di Studi Storici Elio Conti.

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ISBN 13	9780367872861
ISBN 10	0367872862
Title	The Routledge History of the Renaissance
Author	William Caferro
Series	Routledge Histories
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2019-12-12
Number of pages	414
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