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Item Details
Title:
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
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By: |
Virginia Cox |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1784530786 |
ISBN 13: |
9781784530785 |
Publisher: |
I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD. |
Pub. date: |
30 October, 2015 |
Series: |
I.B. Tauris Short Histories |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
Contains new emphasis on women; rhetorical culture and the Italian regions beyond Florence/Venice/Rome. |
Synopsis: |
The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In her elegant new introduction, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in European cultural history, when - between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries - Italy led the world in painting, building, science and literature. Her book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, but also histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy. Alongside towering figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Petrarch, Machiavelli and Isabella d'Este, Cox reveals a cast of lesser-known protagonists including printers, travel writers, actresses, courtesans, explorers, inventors and even celebrity chefs. At the same time, Italy's rich regional diversity is emphasised; in addition to the great artistic capitals of Florence, Rome and Venice, smaller but cutting-edge centres such as Ferrara, Mantua, Bologna, Urbino and Siena are given their due.As the author demonstrates, women played a far more prominent role in this exhilarating resurgence than was recognized until very recently - both as patrons of art and literature and as creative artists themselves. 'Renaissance woman', she boldly argues, is as important a legacy as 'Renaissance man'. |
Illustrations: |
33 b/w integrated, 2 maps |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
I.B.Tauris |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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