The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy |
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| Author:
| Burckhardt, Jacob |
| Introduction by:
| Gay, Peter |
| Afterword by:
| Holborn, Hajo |
| Series title: | Modern Library Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-375-75926-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Modern Library |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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Published in 1860, Burckhardt’s great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual.
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains...
More DescriptionPublished in 1860, Burckhardt’s great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West.