The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy - Brossura

Burke, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0691006784 ISBN 13: 9780691006789

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1999

Riassunto

In this newly revised edition of his widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and he analyzes the ways of thinking and seeing that characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Developing a distinctive approach, the author is concerned not only with the finished works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and others, but also with the social background, patterns of recruitment, and means of subsistence of this "cultural elite." He thus makes a major contribution both to our understanding of the Italian Renaissance and to our comprehension of the complex relations between culture and society.

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"[This book's] fundamental concern with exploring in a rigorous fashion how cultural change and--to admit one's bias--achievement is related to the economic, social, and political structure of an age remains a vital interest."--Joachim W. Stieber, The Sixteenth Century Journal

"A superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society."--Renaissance Quarterly

"A fascinating tour de force."--American Historical Review

"Burke handles both breadth and depth of a most creative and complex period with balance, sensibility, and solid supportive arguments.... This is an indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history."--Choice

Contenuti

	Introduction	1
Pt. I	The Problem
1	The Arts in Renaissance Italy	13
2	The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History	27
Pt. II	The Arts in their Milieu
3	Artists and Writers	43
4	Patrons and Clients	89
5	The Uses of Works of Art	125
6	Taste	145
7	Iconography	165
Pt. III	The Wider Society
8	Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits	181
9	The Social Framework	209
10	Cultural and Social Change	235
11	Comparisons and Conclusions	248
App	The Creative Elite	257
	Bibliography	259
	Index	293

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0691006784
• ISBN 13: 9780691006789
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile