The Renaissance (Studies in European History (New York, N.Y.).) - Hardcover

Burke, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312172303 ISBN 13: 9780312172305

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1997

Synopsis

In this study Peter Burke distances himself from the traditional interpretation of the Renaissance as essentially Italian, self-consciously modern and easily separable from the Middle Ages. He emphasises the survival of medieval traditions and the process of the creative adaptation of classical forms and values to their new cultural and social contexts in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. The story is carried down to the seventeenth century and the diffusion and disintegration of what had once been a coherent movement. Illustrated with black and white plates, this edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent scholarship, has a fully revised bibliography and will provide the student with a stimulating introduction to the subject.

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'A valuable reassessment of the Renaissance.' - "History"
'A valuable reassessment of the Renaissance.' - History

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312172303
• ISBN 13: 9780312172305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 77