The Italian Renaissance / Edition 2

by Werner L. Gundersheimer

Overview

Offers a broad sampling of humanist work by educators, statesmen, philosophers, churchmen and courtiers translated into English.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802077356
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date:	11/28/1993
Series:	RSART: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series , #2
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.78(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Werner L. Gundersheimer is Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Editorial Reviews

'This collection of humanistic prose is invaluable to all those who contemplate the history of western civilization, but most especially to students of the Italian Renaissance history, literature, philosophy, and art history who will greatly benefit from this engaging scholarly survey of hard-to-find original texts of important works.'

Sixteenth Century Journal - Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier

Co-published with the Renaissance Society of America. Reprint of a text published by Prentice Hall in 1965. Presents relatively extensive selections from 11 documents which illustrate the life and thought of Italians in the 15th and 16th centuries. Among the documents: The Prince (Machiavelli), The Commentaries (Pope Pius II), and The Notebooks (Da Vinci). Each is introduced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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