The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy Contributor(s): Burckhardt, Jacob (Author), Howard, Geoffrey (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441784012 ISBN-13: 9781441784018 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Renaissance |
Dewey: 945.05 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cosham, Ralph: - Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery. Burckhardt, Jacob: -Jacob Christian Burckhardt (1818-1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, published in 1860, is his best-known work, and remained for many years the classic analysis of the Renaissance. |