{"product_id":"the-italian-renaissance-the-essential-readings-hardback-9780631222828","title":"The Italian Renaissance; The Essential Readings (Hardback) 9780631222828","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Italian Renaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Essential Readings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaula Findlen (Edited by), P Findlen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631222828, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.662 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘These are indeed the essential readings for anyone who wants to understand how contemporary scholarship has recast and reinterpreted this pivotal period in human history. Wide ranging and provocative, this exploration of the Italian Renaissance fascination with the Ancients, God, and strong leaders is underpinned by a sophisticated appreciation for the fragile foundations of society in gender relations, the intimacy of family life, and the bonds of neighborhood and community.’ \u003ci\u003eEdward Muir, Northwestern University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This volume brings together classic, brilliant articles that were formative of present understandings of Italian Renaissance culture. Given Paula Findlen’s lively, engaging introduction, it will be an invaluable source for teaching.’ \u003ci\u003eCarol Lansing, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen of the most important critical essays on the Italian Renaissance are brought together in this volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together critical essays on the Italian Renaissance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an ideal starting point for non-specialists studying this period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new research as well as classic interpretations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEditorial apparatus helps students to engage with the material.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCover Illustration. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Understanding the Italian Renaissance. (Paula Findlen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Was there a Renaissance State?.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Civil Traditions in Premodern Italy. (Gene Brucker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Cosimo de'Medici. Pater Patriae or Padrino?. (Anthony Molho).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Urban Life and Values.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 'Kins, Friends and Neighbors': The Urban Territory of a Merchant Family in 1400. (Christiane Klapisch Zuber).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sumptuary Law and Social Relations in Renaissance Italy. (Diane Owen Hughes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Virgin on the Street Corner: The Place of the Sacred in Italian Cities. (Edward Muir).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Gender and Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 'The Most Serious Duty'. Motherhood, Gender and Patrician Culture in Early Renaissance Venice. (Stanley Chojnacki).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Gender and Sexual Culture in Renaissance Italy. (Michael Rocke).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Power of Knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Petrach's Conception of the 'Dark Ages'. (Theodor Mommsen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Commerce with the Classics. (Anthony Grafton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Isotta Nogarola: Women Humanists - Education for What? (Lisa Jardine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Patronage, Art and Culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Haroes and Their Workshops: Medici Patronage and the Problem of Shared Agency. (Melissa Meriam Bullard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Court Lady's Dilemma. Isabella d'Este and Art Collecting in the Renaissance. (Rose Marie San Juan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405658648856,"sku":"9780631222828","price":99.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631222828.jpg?v=1784137152","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-italian-renaissance-the-essential-readings-hardback-9780631222828","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}