Sixteenth Century Europe by Richard Mackenney
Few periods of a hundred years have held the imagination as much as the period 1500-1600. At least four great themes - Renaissance, Reformation, Counter-Reformation and Expansion - vie for dominance. The decisive cultural theme of the fifteenth century - classical revival in Italy - had spread and diversified, the social structures of the Ancien Regime were yet to solidify. This study examines the symptons of expansion - population growth, adventure overseas, new voyages of the imagination - and the areas of conflict - the world and the spirit, the public and private spheres, elite and popular cultures - and argues that spiritual quest and intellectual curiosity had the same cultural roots.
'..an impressively comprehensive survey...Fast-moving, stylish, and witty...an enjoyable book.' - Mary Laven, International History Review
RICHARD MACKENNEY is Reader in Early Modern European History at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333369241 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333369246 |
| Title | Sixteenth Century Europe |
| Author | Richard Mackenney |
| Series | History Of Europe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1993-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 425 |
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