This series of three course texts and two anthologies, published in
association with the Open University, under the title The
Renaissance: A Cultural Enquiry, explores the Renaissance from the
perspectives of history, literature, drama, religion, the history
of art, philosophy, music, and political thought. Three of the
books are published now; two more volumes will be published in the
fall of 2000. Together the books provide students and general
readers with an unprecedented analysis of this vital period.
The Renaissance, as both a period and a concept, continues to
generate lively debate about its origins and influence on European
culture and thought. Recent research has emphasized the need to
look again at original texts, documents, and artifacts. Any new
evaluation of the historical significance of the Renaissance
requires attention to these kinds of primary evidence. This
anthology responds to the impetus with an important collection of
primary sources, selected to reflect the richness and wide variety
of Renaissance studies.
The original texts are arranged thematically, and each is
introduced by a brief headnote describing the author and the
source. Sections of the volume are devoted to humanism and its
impact on music, philosophy, and politics; Renaissance court
culture; poetry and drama in Renaissance Britain; the Reformation;
and science, magic, and witchcraft. Some of the texts are short and
familiar, others -- such as an early sixteenth-century demonology
by Italian humanist Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola -- appear
here in translation for the first time. The anthology is
illustrated throughout.
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