The Penguin Book of the Renaissance: With Essays By - Garrrett Mattingly; Kenneth Clark; Ralph Roeder; Iris Origo; H.R. Trevor-Roper; Denis Mack Smith (Penguin Classic History S.) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141390948 ISBN 13: 9780141390949

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2001

Synopsis

The society that produced the glories of Renaisance art was a multi-faceted one. On the one hand it produced the tender work of Giotto and the brilliance of Leonardo; on the other it encompassed the cynicism of the Borgias, the fanaticism of Savonarola and the icy pragmatism of Machiavelli. Civil disorder, political violence, religious discord and deep-seated corruption provided a setting in which genius flowered and where virtuosity, originality and explosive energy shone through in politics, in art, in thought and even in murder. In this vivid survey the whole sweep of Renaissance achievement is brilliantly portrayed and analysed by Professor Sir John Plumb, assisted by a distinguished team of historians.

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About the Author:

Distinguished Cambridge historian, Sir John Plumb's other books include WALPOLE, ENGLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH (Vol. 7 in the Pelican History of England), CHATHAM and THE DEATH OF THE PAST and THE FIRST FOUR GEORGES which is also published in the Penguin Classic History series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0141390948
• ISBN 13: 9780141390949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Plumb J H