Power and Imagination by Lauro Martines
In Power and Imagination, a noted historian rethinks the evolution of the city-state in Renaissance Italy and recasts the conventional distinction between society and culture. Martines traces the growth of commerce and the evolution of governments; he describes the attitudes, pleasures, and rituals of the ruling elite; and he seeks to understand the period's towering works of the imagination in literature, painting, city planning, and philosophy-not simply as the creations of individual artists, but as the forman expression of the ambitions and egos of those in power.
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Former Professor of European History at the University of California, Los Angeles, Lauro Martines is known for his works on the Italian Renaissance. He reviews for The Times Literary Supplement and lives in London with his wife, novelist Julia O'Faolain, author of Power and Imagination: City-States in Renaissance Italy and, most recently, Strong Words: Writing and Social Tension in the Italian Renaissance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394501123 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394501128 |
| Title | Power and Imagination |
| Author | Lauro Martines |
| Series | A Borzoi Book |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2003-08-20 |
| Number of pages | 380 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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