The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Modern Library Classics)

Burckhardt, Jacob/ Gay, Peter (Introduction by)/ Middlemore, S. G. C.

ISBN 10: 0375759263 / ISBN 13: 9780375759260

Published by Modern Library, 2002

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modern library edition. 402 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Modern Library Classics)
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375759263
• ISBN 13: 9780375759260
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.38 kilograms

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Synopsis

Published in 1860, Burckhardt’s great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West.

About the Author

Peter Gay is Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and director of the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. His many books include the three-volume The Enlightenment: An Interpretation; Schnitzler’s Century: The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815–1914; and Freud: A Life for Our Time.