The Renaissance in National Context
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- Editors:
- Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, University College London
- Mikulas Teich, Robinson College, Cambridge
- Date Published: November 1991
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521369701
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The Renaissance in National Context aims to dispel the commonly-held view that the great efflorescence of art, learning and culture in the period from c. 1350 to 1550 was solely or even primarily an Italian phenomenon. These essays address the development of art, literacy and humanism across the length and breadth of Europe, showing that the Renaissance had many sources independent of Italy, meeting numerous local needs, and serving diverse local functions, specific to the political, economic, social and religious climates of various regions and principalities. The authors show that though the Renaissance was in a fashion backward-looking, recovering the culture of antiquity, it nevertheless served as the springboard for many specifically modern developments, including the rise of diplomacy, education, printing, nationalism, and the "new science."
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- Counters the belief that the Renaissance was purely an Italian phenomenon with a pan-European study of its causes and consequences
- Highly respected group of contributors also show how the Renaissance was not purely a backward-looking movement but rather a springboard for many modern developments
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- Date Published: November 1991
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521369701
- length: 252 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.425kg
- availability: Available
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