The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Kraye, Jill [ed]

ISBN 10: 0521436249 / ISBN 13: 9780521436243

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Minor shelf wear. Owner stamp on fly leaf and title page. Scattered pencil MARKINGS in text. Otherwise a square, tight book. Index. xx, 262 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521436249
• ISBN 13: 9780521436243
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Beginning as a movement based on the recovery of ancient texts, and archaeological study, humanism turned into a dynamic cultural program, influencing almost every facet of the intellectual life of the Renaissance. The fourteen original essays in this volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from its origins in Italy to its manifestation in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare. Overall, The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides a comprehensive introduction to a major movement in the culture of early modern Europe.

From the Back Cover

The fourteen original essays in this volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from language learning to the development of science, from the effect of humanism on biblical study to its influence on art, from its Italian origins to its manifestations in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare. Overall, The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides a comprehensive introduction to a major movement in the culture of early modern Europe.