A Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance
Author | : Guido Ruggiero |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780470751619 |
ISBN-13 | : 0470751614 |
Rating | : 4/5 (614 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance written by Guido Ruggiero and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together some of the most exciting renaissance scholars to suggest new ways of thinking about the period and to set a new series of agendas for Renaissance scholarship. Overturns the idea that it was a period of European cultural triumph and highlights the negative as well as the positive. Looks at the Renaissance from a world, as opposed to just European, perspective. Views the Renaissance from perspectives other than just the cultural elite. Gender, sex, violence, and cultural history are integrated into the analysis.