Scourge and Fire by Lauro Martines
Savonarola was alone in knowing how to comfort citizens with his sermons and in urging the King to get out of Florence. He foretold a universal 'scourging', but made pleas, above all, for the renewal of Christianity and for the political voice of the people. This work presents the story of his impact on Florence and of the city's spell over him.
One of the world's foremost authorities on the Italian Renaissance, Lauro Martines was born in Chicago, has a PhD 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 Power and Imagination: City-States in Renaissance Italy, An Italian Renaissance Sextet: Six Tales in Historical Context and April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844134137 |
| ISBN 10 | 184413413X |
| Title | Scourge and Fire |
| Author | Lauro Martines |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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