The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521430380 ISBN 13: 9780521430388

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, humanism played a key role in European culture. Beginning as a movement based on the recovery, interpretation and imitation of ancient Greek and Roman texts and the archaeological study of the physical remains of antiquity, humanism turned into a dynamic cultural programme, influencing almost every facet of Renaissance intellectual life. The fourteen essays in this 1996 volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from language learning to the development of science, from the effect of humanism on biblical study to its influence on art, from its Italian origins to its manifestations in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare. A detailed biographical index, and a guide to further reading, are provided. Overall, The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides a comprehensive introduction to a major movement in the culture of early modern Europe.

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Review

'This is an excellent publication, quite unique in its coverage, at a level accessible to students, of every aspect of the Renaissance ... One of the most useful contextual volumes on the period of any kind.' David Hopkins, University of Bristol

Book Description

Humanism was a dynamic cultural programme which influenced almost every facet of the intellectual life of the Renaissance. The fourteen essays in this 1996 volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from its origins in Italy to its manifestation in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521430380
• ISBN 13: 9780521430388
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338
• Editor: Kraye Jill