Renaissance Thought - A Reader (Hardcover)

Robert Black

Series: Routledge Readers in History

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A collection of essays on the Renaissance, focusing on humanism and thought. The concept of the Renaissance has always been challenging to define. This book aims to enable a deeper understanding of the essential features of the Renaissance and humanism. Knowledge of Renaissance thought illuminates other key aspects of Renaissance culture such as philology, political thought and scholastic and platonic philosophy. This book explores all the important themes and influential figures including: humanism and scholasticism; the scholarship of Politician; printers and readers in Italy; Ptolemy of Lucca; Petrarch; Florentine constitutionalism and Medici ascendancy; and the humanist challenge to medieval German culture.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Readers in History
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Robert Black
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-20592-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-20592-1
Barcode:	9780415205924