Renaissance Humanism

Author : John Monfasani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351904391

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Renaissance Humanism, from the Middle Ages to Modern Times by John Monfasani Pdf

Starting with an essay on the Renaissance as the concluding phase of the Middle Ages and ending with appreciations of Paul Oskar Kristeller, the great twentieth-century scholar of the Renaissance, this new volume by John Monfasani brings together seventeen articles that focus both on individuals, such as Erasmus of Rotterdam, Angelo Poliziano, Marsilio Ficino, and Niccolò Perotti, and on large-scale movements, such as the spread of Italian humanism, Ciceronianism, Biblical criticism, and the Plato-Aristotle Controversy. In addition to entering into the persistent debate on the nature of the Renaissance, the articles in the volume also engage what of late have become controversial topics, namely, the shape and significance of Renaissance humanism and the character of the Platonic Academy in Florence.

Author : Jill Kraye
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0521436249

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The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism by Jill Kraye Pdf

From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, humanism played a key role in European culture. Beginning as a movement based on the recovery, interpretation and imitation of ancient Greek and Roman texts and the archaeological study of the physical remains of antiquity, humanism turned into a dynamic cultural programme, influencing almost every facet of Renaissance intellectual life. The fourteen essays in this 1996 volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from language learning to the development of science, from the effect of humanism on biblical study to its influence on art, from its Italian origins to its manifestations in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare. A detailed biographical index, and a guide to further reading, are provided. Overall, The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides a comprehensive introduction to a major movement in the culture of early modern Europe.

Author : Margaret L. King
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781624661440

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Renaissance Humanism by Margaret L. King Pdf

By far the best collection of sources to introduce readers to Renaissance humanism in all its many guises. What distinguishes this stimulating and useful anthology is the vision behind it: King shows that Renaissance thinkers had a lot to say, not only about the ancient world--one of their habitual passions--but also about the self, how civic experience was configured, the arts, the roles and contributions of women, the new science, the 'new' world, and so much more. --Christopher S. Celenza, Johns Hopkins University

Author : Donald R. Kelley
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025247613

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Renaissance Humanism by Donald R. Kelley Pdf

In this engaging and elegant study, Donald R. Kelley presents a comprehensive survey of Renaissance humanism from its inception in Florence in the fourteenth century to its flowering throughout Europe.

Author : Patrick Baker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107111868

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Italian Renaissance Humanism in the Mirror by Patrick Baker Pdf

This important study takes a new approach to understanding Italian Renaissance humanism, one of the most important cultural movements in Western history. Through a series of close textual studies, Patrick Baker explores the meaning that Italian Renaissance humanism had for an essential but neglected group: the humanists themselves.

Author : Barbara C. Bowen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000948417

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Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance by Barbara C. Bowen Pdf

Of the articles in this volume, eight concern a world-famous author (François Rabelais); the others are studies of little-known authors (Cortesi, Corrozet, Mercier) or genres (the joke, the apophthegm). The common theme, in all but one, is humour: how it was defined, and how used, by orators and humanists but also by court jesters, princes, peasants and housewives. Though neglected by historians, this subject was of crucial importance to writers as different as Luther, Erasmus, Thomas More and François Rabelais. The book is divided into four sections. 'Humanist Wit' concerns the large and multi-lingual corpus of Renaissance facetiae. The second and third parts focus on French humanist humour, Rabelais in particular, while the last section is titled '"Serious" Humanists' because humour is by no means absent from it. For the Renaissance, as Erasmus and Rabelais amply demonstrate, and as the 'minor' authors studied here confirm, wit, whether affectionate or bitingly satirical, can coexist with, and indeed be inseparable from, serious purpose. Rabelais, as so often, said it best: 'Rire est le propre de l'homme.'

Author : Angelo Mazzocco
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047410249

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Interpretations of Renaissance Humanism by Angelo Mazzocco Pdf

Authored by some of the most preeminent Renaissance scholars active today, this volume’s essays give fresh and illuminating analyses of important aspects of Renaissance humanism, including its origin, connection to the papal court and medieval traditions, classical learning, religious and literary dimensions, and its dramatis personae.

Author : Walter Ullmann
Publisher : Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000085215

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Medieval Foundations of Renaissance Humanism by Walter Ullmann Pdf

Author : Ronald G. Witt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521764742

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The Two Latin Cultures and the Foundation of Renaissance Humanism in Medieval Italy by Ronald G. Witt Pdf

Traces the intellectual life of Italy, where humanism began a century before it influenced the rest of Europe.

Author : Charles G. Nauert (Jr.)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521407249

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Humanism and the Culture of Renaissance Europe by Charles G. Nauert (Jr.) Pdf

This new textbook provides students with a highly readable synthesis of the major determining features of the European Renaissance, one of the most influential cultural revolutions in history. Professor Nauert's approach is broader than the traditional focus on Italy, and tackles the themes in the wider European context. He traces the origins of the humanist 'movement' and connects it to the social and political environments in which it developed. In a tour-de-force of lucid exposition over six wide-ranging chapters, Nauert charts the key intellectual, social, educational and philosophical concerns of this humanist revolution, using art and biographical sketches of key figures to illuminate the discussion. The study also traces subsequent transformations of humanism and its solvent effect on intellectual developments in the late Renaissance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781624661464

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Renaissance Humanism by Anonim Pdf

By far the best collection of sources to introduce readers to Renaissance humanism in all its many guises. What distinguishes this stimulating and useful anthology is the vision behind it: King shows that Renaissance thinkers had a lot to say, not only about the ancient world--one of their habitual passions--but also about the self, how civic experience was configured, the arts, the roles and contributions of women, the new science, the 'new' world, and so much more. --Christopher S. Celenza, Johns Hopkins University

Author : Albert Rabil, Jr.
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512805772

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Renaissance Humanism, Volume 3 by Albert Rabil, Jr. Pdf

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Author : Timothy P. Dost
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351904438

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Renaissance Humanism in Support of the Gospel in Luther's Early Correspondence by Timothy P. Dost Pdf

Drawing on the early correspondence of Martin Luther, Timothy Dost presents a reassessment of the degree to which humanism influenced the thinking of this key reformation figure. Studying letters written by Luther between 1507 and 1522, he explores the various ways Luther used humanism and humanist techniques in his writings and the effect of these influences on his developing religious beliefs. The letters used in this study, many of which have never before been translated into English, focus on Luther's thoughts, attitudes and application of humanism, uncovering the extent to which he used humanist devices to develop his understanding of the gospel. Although there have been other studies of Luther and humanism, few have been grounded in such a close philological examination of Luther's writings. Combining a sound knowledge of recent historiography with a detailed familiarity with Luther's correspondence, Dost provides a sophisticated contribution to the field of reformation studies.

Author : Stephen Gersh,Bert Roest
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047402619

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Medieval and Renaissance Humanism by Stephen Gersh,Bert Roest Pdf

This collection of essays explores in an innovative way the humanist aspects of medieval and post-medieval intellectual life and their multifarious appropriation during the early modern and modern period.

Author : Jerrold E. Seigel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400878826

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Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism by Jerrold E. Seigel Pdf

The combination of rhetoric and philosophy appeared in the ancient world through Cicero, and revived as an ideal in the Renaissance. By a careful and precise analysis of the views of four major humanists-Petrarch, Salutati, Bruni, and Valla—Professor Seigel seeks to establish that they were first of all professional rhetoricians, completely committed to the relation between philosophy and rhetoric. He then explores the broader problem of the "external history" of humanism, and reopens basic questions about Renaissance culture. He departs from the views held by such scholars as Hans Baron and Lauro Martines and expands the conclusions suggested by Paul Oskar Kristeller. The result is a stimulating, controversial study that rejects some of the claims made for the humanists and indicates achievements and limitations. Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.