On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome s barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola promised Rome a return to its former greatness. Ronald G. Musto s vivid biography of this charismatic leaderwhose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers, and dramatists, as well as historianspeels away centuries of interpretation to reveal the realities of fourteenth-century Italy and to offer a comprehensive account of Cola s rise and fall.
A man of modest origins, Cola gained a reputation...

An extensively annotated bibliography of published materials, mostly books, available in English. Intended as an introductory survey of the varieties of liberation theology, covering works on biblical origins, the Christian tradition of the Middle Ages and early modern Europe, black theology, the i

"Modern Naples" traces the history of Naples in the "tragic centuries" between the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic and the restoration of the Bourbons to the end of World War II. It then picks up the history of Naples as it began its slow and uncertain recovery from the depredations of Unification, the destruction of war, and the urban corruption and environmental degradation of Italys post-war economic "miracle."

The author presents 229 documents within the context of a larger, and continuous, narrative of the citys history, society, and economy during these centuries. Sources include...

"Baroque Naples" presents documents on the history, culture, and art of the city during its golden age of prestige and prosperity under the Spanish Hapsburgs and Bourbons. Texts cover the history of the city and kingdom, contemporary travel guides, descriptions of the citys art, architecture and classical inheritance, its literature, music and theater.

There are also chapters that offer texts by the famed Neapolitan economists, legal thinkers and philosophers of the age; a survey of religious thought, and of the Neapolitan contribution to the natural sciences.

The selections are preceded by...

In Rome on May 20, 1347 Cola di Rienzo, a young visionary with a gift for oratory, overthrew the rule of the barons and the pope. Colas revolution then attempted to restore the greatness of the medieval commune, revive the ancient Roman Republic, and usher in a new age of liberty, justice and peace. The bright hope for Rome and Italy soon changed to disillusionment, however, as pope and barons conspired to isolate and then topple the Tribune of the People only seven months later.

After a period of exile and wandering in the Abruzzi Mountains, he traveled to the Holy Roman Emperor in Prague...

Two leading American experts on the subject offer the first comprehensive English-language review of Naples' architecture and urban development from late antiquity to the high and late Middle Ages. William Tronzo treats the early Middle Ages, from the end of the western Roman Empire to the end of the Duchy, or from about 400 to 1139. He covers a range of topics, including the development of the city's urban fabric and chief monuments, including the catacombs, Sta. Restituta, the baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, the forum area including San Paolo Maggiore and the early history of San...

Two leading American experts on the subject offer the first comprehensive English-language review of Naples' architecture and urban development from late antiquity to the high and late Middle Ages. William Tronzo treats the early Middle Ages, from the end of the western Roman Empire to the end of the Duchy, or from about 400 to 1139. He covers a range of topics, including the development of the city's urban fabric and chief monuments, including the catacombs, Sta. Restituta, the baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, the forum area including San Paolo Maggiore and the early history of San...

This is the first comprehensive English-language collection of sources yet to treat the city of Naples from late antiquity to the beginning of the Renaissance. Sources are drawn from its historical, economic, literary, artistic, religious and cultural life from the fall of Rome through the Byzantine, ducal, Norman, Hohenstaufen and Angevin periods. The Introduction offers a comprehensive survey of the periods covered, with a discussion of the historiography and of important research and interpretive issues. These include the material development of the city from late antiquity through the end...

This is an introduction and practical guide to how humanists use the digital to research, organize, analyze, and publish findings.

"A Year in Union Square" presents 52 seasonal pasta dishes from the authors' home kitchen. This handy pocket-sized guide draws recipes from family, Italian and southern French cuisines, along with influences of other Mediterranean cooking. The authors follow each week of the year in New York's Union Square Greenmarket, presenting pasta recipes that savor the turning of the seasons and of the year and that are based on the changing vegetables and produce, fish, meats and dairy at the Market's farm stands. Each recipe features the Market's main weekly offerings, paired pastas and other...