A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fire and Water - Softcover

Zophy, Jonathan W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130977640 ISBN 13: 9780130977649

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For courses in Renaissance, Reformation Europe, Early Modern Europe, and first year surveys of Western Civilization.

This text's conversational tone and concise presentation are examples of an approach that is more representative than comprehensive―introducing historical figures and concepts as they flow through the narrative, without frequent interruption to include and define technical and foreign terms. Rather than a compendium or grand summa, the text serves as a brief introduction to some of the major personalities, issues, events, and ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation age.

About this title

About the Author

Jonathan W. Zophy is a professor of history at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where he teaches courses in Renaissance and Reformation history. A winner of several teaching awards, his previous books are: Patriarchal Politics and Christoph Kress (1484-1535) of Nuremberg, The Social History of the Reformation (edited with Lawrence P. Buck), The Holy Roman Empire: A Dictionary Handbook, and An Annotated Bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire.

From the Back Cover

This concise survey is designed to make the exciting history of Europe in the age of the Renaissance and Reformation come alive to readers. It is the first textbook on Europe between 1300 and 1700 to focus on gender as a significant issue for historical analysis. Author Jonathan W. Zophy introduces major events and personalities of the period as well as its cultural, economic, religious, political, and social developments. Taking a biographical approach, the book discusses ideas and artistic creations in their human and societal contexts.

• Reflects the latest in cross-disciplinary scholarship
• Written in a lively, student-friendly style
• Handsomely illustrated with masterpieces of art and useful maps
• Each chapter concludes with a chronology and up-to-date reading lists
• NEW―Revised bibliographies
• NEW―Additional material on Savonarola and Philip Melanchthon

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130977640
• ISBN 13: 9780130977649
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 346