The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Burckhardt, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375759263 ISBN 13: 9780375759260

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2002

Synopsis

Published in 1860, Burckhardt s great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

About this title

Review:

"The greatest single book on the history of Italy between 1350 and 1550."--Hajo Holborn

About the Author:

Jacob Burckhard's Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy was first published almost a century ago, in 1860. Its forty-two-year-old author, professor of history and the history of art at the small Swiss university of his native Basel, was already known to the learned world as the writer of a highly original book, The Age of Constantine the Great (1853), and of the Cicerone (1855)* which was to guide generations of enthusiastic pilgrims to the artistic monuments of Italy. But the Civilization of the Renaissance became the real foundation of his world-wide fame. Peter Gay is Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and director of the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. His many books include the three-volume The Enlightenment: An Interpretation; Schnitzler s Century: The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815 1914; and Freud: A Life for Our Time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375759263
• ISBN 13: 9780375759260
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432