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Examining the cultural history of Renaissance Naples with an emphasis on humanism, the author also evaluates Naples in the broader context of fifteenth-century Italy and Renaissance Europe in general. He addresses several prominent themes of Renaissance history: patron- client relationships, the development of a realistic, Machiavellian approach to



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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xi*Maps, pg. xii*1. Naples and Renaissance Italy, pg. 1*2. Patterns of Patronage, pg. 47*3. Clientage and Career, pg. 84*4. The Foundations of a Realistic Political Ethic, pg. 138*5. The Implications of Humanism for Renaissance Political Thought, pg. 195*6. The Domestication of Humanism in the Mezzogiorno, pg. 253*7. Neapolitan Humanism and Renaissance Europe, pg. 288*Bibliography, pg. 301*Index, pg. 321

Politics and Culture in Renaissance Naples

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691609188, 978-0691609188
      ISBN10: 0691609187

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Examining the cultural history of Renaissance Naples with an emphasis on humanism, the author also evaluates Naples in the broader context of fifteenth-century Italy and Renaissance Europe in general. He addresses several prominent themes of Renaissance history: patron- client relationships, the development of a realistic, Machiavellian approach to



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xi*Maps, pg. xii*1. Naples and Renaissance Italy, pg. 1*2. Patterns of Patronage, pg. 47*3. Clientage and Career, pg. 84*4. The Foundations of a Realistic Political Ethic, pg. 138*5. The Implications of Humanism for Renaissance Political Thought, pg. 195*6. The Domestication of Humanism in the Mezzogiorno, pg. 253*7. Neapolitan Humanism and Renaissance Europe, pg. 288*Bibliography, pg. 301*Index, pg. 321

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