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The Measure of Man: Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance - Hardcover

Rothfield; Lawrence

 
9781538143360: The Measure of Man: Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

Synopsis

Michelangelo, Machiavelli, the Medicis. Explore the Florentine Renaissance, one of the most concentrated surges of creativity in the history of civilization in this enthralling book that brings the city to glorious life.

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About the Author

Lawrence Rothfield is associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the editor of Antiquities under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War (AltaMira 2008) and the author of The Rape of Mesopotamia: Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum (University of Chicago Press, 2009). The latter book received strong media coverage and was widely and well-reviewed (the Atlantic praised it for its jaw-dropping details ). He is currently working together with PBS film-maker Ric Burns on a treatment for a documentary on Renaissance Florence. Rothfield currently lives in Chicago.

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