Contesting the Renaissance / William Caferro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caferro, William.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Contesting the past

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renaissance.

Renaissance--Historiography.

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Summary:

In the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. In this book, William Caferro asks how accurate Burckhardt's definition was and summarizes recent scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance. Caferro's account engages with a range of specific controversies, including: the nature of the Renaissance (wo)man; whether or not the Renaissance was a period of prosperity; and how the relationship between reason and faith altered during this period. The book takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies.

Contents:

The Renaissance question

Individualism : who was the Renaissance man?

Gender : who was the Renaissance woman?

Humanism : renovation or innovation?

Economy : hard times or prosperity?

Politics : the emergence of the modern state?

Faith and science : religious or rational?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781405123693

1405123699

9781405123709

1405123702

OCLC:

495475405