{"product_id":"the-renaissance-seminar-studies-9780367151881","title":"The Renaissance Seminar Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance\u003c\/em\u003e, now in its third edition, engages with earlier and current debates about the Renaissance, especially concerning its âmodernityâ, its elitism and gender bias and its globalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been revised to include a discussion of Venice, Rome, Naples and Florence and their relationship with surrounding courts and smaller provincial towns. Brown provides a fresh insight into some of the main themes of the Renaissance, with humanism now being explored in relation to gender, the position of women and the response of religious reformers to the new ideas. The broad geographical scope, concluding with an examination of diffusion through trade with Constantinople, Portugal and Spain, allows students to fully explore how the Renaissance transformed into a global movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey themes, such as humanism, art and architecture, Renaissance theatre and the invention of printing, are illustrated with quotations and exempla, making this book an invaluable source for students of the Renaissance, early modern history and social and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE: INTRODUCTION \u003c\/strong\u003e1. The Problem of Interpretation 2. The Concept of Revival 3. Earlier Renaissances, 800-1300 \u003cstrong\u003ePART TWO: CONTEXT: POLITICS AND RELIGION \u003c\/strong\u003e4. Italian Communes and City-States, \u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 1300 5. The Rise of Lordships and the Black Death 6. Florence, Venice and Naples 7. Rome and the Papacy \u003cstrong\u003ePART THREE: RENAISSANCE PASSIONS \u003c\/strong\u003e8. Petrarch: self-love and the love of books 9. New Schools 10. Liberty and Republicanism 11. Art and Architecture 12. Man the Measure of all things: humanism and gender 13. Religion ancient and modern \u003cstrong\u003ePART FOUR: SOCIETY AND THE CIRCULATION OF NEW IDEAS \u003c\/strong\u003e14. Commerce and the Classics in Europe and the East 15. Portugal, Spain and the New World 16. The Invention of Printing 17. Representation and the Renaissance Theatre \u003cb\u003ePART FIVE: ASSESSMENT \u003c\/b\u003e18. Globalism and the Renaissance \u003cb\u003ePART SIX: DOCUMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090680836439,"sku":"9780367151881","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367151881.jpg?v=1762273062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-renaissance-seminar-studies-9780367151881","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}