The Italian Renaissance Third Edition

ISBN-13: 9780745648255 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 336 str.

Peter Burke

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Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and analyses the ways of thinking and seeing which characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity.

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance.

Recenzje

"A superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society."
Renaissance Quarterly

"A fascinating tour de force."
American Historical Review

"An indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history."
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Spis treści

Illustrations vii

Introduction 1

The Theme 1

The Approach 4

A Revised Edition 8

Part I The Problem

1 The Arts in Renaissance Italy 17

2 The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History 32

Part II The Arts in their Milieu

3 Artists and Writers 47

Recruitment 47

Training 56

The Organization of the Arts 67

The Status of the Arts 80

Artists as Social Deviants 88

4 Patrons and Clients 94

Who are the Patrons? 95

Patrons v. Artists 107

Architecture, Music and Literature 118

The Rise of the Market 125

5 The Uses of Works of Art 132

Magic and Religion 133

Politics 138

The Private Sphere 148

Art for Pleasure 151

6 Taste 152

The Visual Arts 153

Music 161

Literature 164

Varieties of Taste 166

7 Iconography 171

Part III The Wider Society

8 Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits 187

Views of the Cosmos 188

Views of Society 198

Views of Man 203

Towards the Mechanization of the World Picture 211

9 The Social Framework 215

Religious Organization 215

Political Organization 220

The Social Structure 228

The Economy 234

10 Cultural and Social Change 241

Generations 242

Structural Changes 249

11 Comparisons and Conclusions 255

The Netherlands 256

Japan 259

Appendix: The Creative Elite 264

References and Bibliography 266

Index 314

O autorze

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and a Fellow of Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.