The Italian renaissance : culture and society in Italy /

• Main Author: Burke, Peter, 1937- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Polity, 2017
• Edition: Third edition :
• Subjects: Αναγέννηση > Ιταλία; Ιταλία > Πολιτισμός > 1400-1550

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political...

Table of Contents:

• Intro
• Title Page
• Imprint
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Introduction
• Part I The Problem
• 1 The Arts in Renaissance Italy
• 2 The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History
• Part II The Arts in their Milieu
• 3 Artists and Writers
• 4 Patrons and Clients
• 5 The Uses of Works of Art
• 6 Taste
• 7 Iconography
• Part III The Wider Society
• 8 Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits
• 9 The Social Framework
• 10 Cultural and Social Change
• 11 Comparisons and Conclusions
• Appendix: The Creative Elite
• References and Bibliography
• Index
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