Humanism and the Culture of Renaissance Europe

AvCharles G. Nauert

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Del 37 i serien New Approaches to European History

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In this updated edition of his classic account, Charles Nauert charts the rise of humanism as the distinctive culture of the social, political and intellectual elites in Renaissance Europe. He traces humanism's emergence in the unique social and cultural conditions of fourteenth-century Italy and its gradual diffusion throughout the rest of Europe. He shows how, despite its elitist origins, humanism became a major force in the popular culture and fine arts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and the powerful impact it had on both the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. He uses art and biographical sketches of key figures to illuminate the narrative and concludes with an account of the limitations of humanism at the end of the Renaissance. The revised edition includes a section dealing with the place of women in humanistic culture and an updated bibliography. It will be essential reading for all students of Renaissance Europe.

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Utgivningsdatum:2006-05-04
Mått:153 x 227 x 16 mm
Vikt:438 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Approaches to European History
Antal sidor:266
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521547819

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Charles G. Nauert is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His major publications include several essays on pre-Reformation academic and religious controversies and The Age of Renaissance and Reformation (1977).

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'… lucidly and elegantly written book … a fine example of that time-honored approach to the subject, intellectual and cultural history … [This book] is surely destined to establish itself quickly as the best introduction to the subject of Renaissance humanism. In particular, it will be essential reading for graduate students preparing for their comprehensive examinations and for instructors faced with the task of explaining humanism to their students.' James M. Estes, Sixteenth Century Journal

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. The birth of humanist culture; 2. Humanism and Italian society; 3. Crossing the Alps; 4. Triumph and disaster; 5. Humanism and High-Renaissance culture; 6. Humanism in the late Renaissance; 7. The end of an age; Bibliography.