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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
- Author
- Jacob Burckhardt
- Narrator
- Geoffrey Howard
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2006
- Run Time
- 14 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- History
What to expect
This great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance.
Within the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt finds the first stirrings of the modern world—and in the Renaissance Italian, the first modern man. In this landmark study of Italy from the fourteenth through the early sixteenth century, Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states, the breakup of the medieval worldview that came with the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture, and the new emphasis on the role of the individual. All these, Burckhardt explains, went hand in hand with the explorations of science and contributed to the more naturalistic depiction of the world in art and literature. His book-length essay includes discussions of all aspects of Italian civilization: the art, fashion, literature, and music of the time, as well as the flourishing intellectual and spiritual life.
Critics Review
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“The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy is a classic of modernism.”
Guardian
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“The greatest single book on the history of Italy between 1350 and 1550.”
Hajo Holborn, historian
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“Jacob Burckhardt was not only one of the greatest historians of the nineteeth century; he remains one of the most accessible to modern readers.”
Peter Burke
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“An engrossing world of politics and popes, religion and renegades, lifestyles and literature that few historical works encompass…A joy for devotees of the Renaissance.”
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- Author
- Jacob Burckhardt
- Narrator
- Geoffrey Howard
- Duration
- 14 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2006
- ISBN
- 9781483064758
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- History
Synopsis
This great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. Within the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt finds the first stirrings of the modern world—and in the Renaissance Italian, the first modern man. In this landmark study of Italy from the fourteenth through the early sixteenth century, Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states, the breakup of the medieval worldview that came with the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture, and the new emphasis on the role of the individual. All these, Burckhardt explains, went hand in hand with the explorations of science and contributed to the more naturalistic depiction of the world in art and literature. His book-length essay includes discussions of all aspects of Italian civilization: the art, fashion, literature, and music of the time, as well as the flourishing intellectual and spiritual life.
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