| Contesting Renaissance Contributor(s): Caferro, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405123702 ISBN-13: 9781405123709 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 Annotation: In the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. In this book, William Caferro asks how accurate Burckhardt's definition was and summarizes recent scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance. Caferro's account engages with a range of specific controversies, including: the nature of the Renaissance (wo)man; whether or not the Renaissance was a period of prosperity; and how the relationship between reason and faith altered during this period. The book takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | Historiography - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 940.21 |
| LCCN: 2009053145 |
| Series: Contesting the Past |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity.
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