| The Story of the Renaissance Contributor(s): Hudson, William Henry (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786159502 ISBN-13: 9780786159505 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: In this comprehensive survey, William Hudson explores the forces responsible for bringing about the Renaissance, which he describes as the West's "transition from the medieval to the modern world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 940.21 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.52" W x 7.46" (0.22 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this comprehensive survey, William Hudson explores the forces responsible for bringing about the Renaissance, which he describes as the West's "transition from the medieval to the modern world." Voyages of discovery, inventions, the revival of classical learning, and the advent of science contribute to the intellectual upheavals of this creative period, which are reflected in its literature and art. Hudson focuses on the one thread of continuity which he sees as both the seed and the fruit of this exciting era: the awakening of secular humanism and the emergence of the individual. This history gives the listener a lucid, perceptive analysis of the splendid Renaissance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hudson, William Henry: - William Henry Hudson, former professor of English literature at Stanford University, is a staff lecturer in literature to the University Extension Board of the University of London. He is the author of An Introduction to the Study of Literature, Rousseau and Naturalism in Life and Thought, An Introduction to the Philosophy of Herbert Spencer, and many more. Vance, Simon: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. |