Scourge and Fire by Lauro Martines
In the 1490s, with Florence at the height of its Renaissance glories, the most remarkable man in the city, called Savonarola, was a charismatic preacher and the talk of all Italy. Many young men from leading Florentine families joined him as friars. This is the story of the Friar's impact on Florentines and of their grip on him.
One of the world's foremost authorities on the Italian Renaissance, Lauro Martines was born in Chicago, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, but has lived in London since 1970. Until recently he commuted to Los Angeles, where he was Professor of European History at the University of California. He and his wife, the novelist Julia O'Faolain, lived for some years in Florence. His books include Lawyers and Statecraft in Renaissance Florence, Power and Imagination: City-States in Renaissance Italy, Society and History in English Renaissance Verse, An Italian Renaissance Sextet: Six Tales in Historical Context and Strong Words: Writing and Social Strain in the Italian Renaissance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224072526 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224072528 |
| Title | Scourge and Fire |
| Author | Lauro Martines |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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