Hybrid Renaissance introduces the idea that the Renaissance in
Italy, elsewhere in Europe, and in the world beyond Europe is an
example of cultural hybridization. The two key concepts used in
this book are "hybridization" and "Renaissance". Roughly speaking,
hybridity refers to something new that emerges from the combination
of diverse older elements. (The term "hybridization" is preferable
to "hybridity" because it refers to a process rather than to a
state, and also because it encourages the writer and the readers
alike to think in terms of degree: where there is more or less,
rather than presence versus absence.) The book begins with a
discussion of the concept of cultural hybridization and a cluster
of other concepts related to it. Then comes a geography of cultural
hybridization focusing on three locales: courts, major cities
(whether ports or capitals) and frontiers. The following seven
chapters describe the hybridity of the Renaissance in different
fields: architecture, painting and sculpture, languages,
literature, music, philosophy and law and finally religion. The
essay concludes with a brief account of attempts to resist
hybridization or to purify cultures or domains from what was
already hybridized.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
