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The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy - Second Edition - Softcover

Burke, Peter

 
9780691006789: The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy - Second Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691006784 ISBN 13: 9780691006789
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1999

Synopsis

In this newly revised edition of his widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and he analyzes the ways of thinking and seeing that characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Developing a distinctive approach, the author is concerned not only with the finished works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and others, but also with the social background, patterns of recruitment, and means of subsistence of this "cultural elite." He thus makes a major contribution both to our understanding of the Italian Renaissance and to our comprehension of the complex relations between culture and society.

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About the Author

Peter Burke is Reader in Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691006784
ISBN 13 
9780691006789
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
312