The European Renaissance: Centers and Peripheries by Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
This is a fascinating account of the geography, chronology and sociology of one of the major cultural movements in European history.
The European Renaissance
The European Renaissance
Summary
Re-examines the place of the Renaissance in European and World history. Views the culture of Western Europe in co-existence with it's neighbours especially Byzantium and Islam. Examines the Renaissance movement in the whole of Europe from the centre to the peripheries.
The European Renaissance Summary
The European Renaissance Reviews
Nothing by Peter Burke should ever be left unread, and this book displays many of his admirable talents: the unerring eye for evidence, the gift for concise language, the reliable habit of detailed exemplification. Times Literary Supplement
This is a delightfully nimble book distinguished by the coherence of its general structure and the clarity of its connections, qualities which are complemented by the vivid deployment of compressed detail. History Today
Few themes have consumed as much ink as the Italian Renaissance. However, this book by Peter Burke, professor at the University of Cambridge, is original in that it explains, in a suggestive and highly accessible manner, the reasons for the success and spread of the Renaissance spirit throughout Europe between the Quattrocento and the 17th century. Bulletin Quotidien Europe
Burke's remit remains refreshingly wide-ranging. Here, as in previous titles, he confirms that his metier is the synthetic, and always enviably accessible, introduction. Times Higher Education Supplement
About Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
Peter Burke is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations.
Series Editor's Preface.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Framing the Renaissance.
1. The Age of Rediscovery: Early Renaissance.
2. Reception and Resistance.
3. The Age of Emulation: High Renaissance.
4. The Age of Variety: Late Renaissance.
5. The Domestication of the Renaissance.
Coda: The Renaissance after the Renaissance.
Chronology.
Bibliography.
Index.
Additional information
GOR007311014
9780631198451
0631198458
The European Renaissance: Centers and Peripheries by Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
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Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19980921
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