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Renaissance Lawgivers - Savonarola, Machiavelli, Castiglione and Aretino (Paperback, Large Type / Large Print Ed)
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The Italian Renaissance culminated between the years 1494 and 1530.
The figures examined in this classic volume illustrate four key
figures representing the moral life of the period. The usual
picture of that period is one of exuberant energy and positive
achievement. Roeder reminds us that it was also one of moral
travail and misery. Its triumphs are preserved in art, its reverses
in its spiritual story. Both were the product of the same source:
the period's spiritual vitality. The book is written with a sharp
eye for detail, and no less, a keen appreciation of what made the
Italian Renaissance a gold mine in ideas no less than in art and
literature. In the broadest sense, the Italian Renaissance can be
described as one of those crises in cultural affairs that bursts
accepted codes and allows for the free expression of instinct and
experience in human conduct. Roeder notes that such special moments
are not accomplished without resistance or completed without
reaction. In Italy, the struggle was peculiarly acute because of
the high civilization achieved and the intense individualism it
generated. It was a period in which unbridled individualism came
face-to-face with civilization and a cherished humanity. The brief
period of 1494 to 1530 marked the pinnacle of the Italian
Renaissance's artistic development and the crisis of its religious,
political, and social disintegration. In the lives of the four
protagonists examined in this period, Roeder traces how they
complemented as well as conflicted with each other. These four
lawgivers sought to deal with the lawlessness of nature and its
emphasis on chance and freedom, as well as the need to master the
physical world and the life of the spirit. They did so by the uses
of intelligence, by appeals to the moral compass embodied by the
law, and in the spirit of nationalism and patriotism. This is an
unusually provocative effort written on a large canvas of four
larger-than-life figures.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Ralph Roeder
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
592 |
Edition: |
Large Type / Large Print Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-1824-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-4128-1824-9 |
Barcode: |
9781412818247 |
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