Renaissance

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503574998Author Emma Annette WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 353Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 165mm...

A classic work of the European Enlightenment--and one of the most popular, if scandalous, in its day--the Persian Letters captures, in an engaging epistolary format, the transformational spirit of the era. Amid an ongoing tale rife with sex, violence,...

A reprint of the Cambridge University Press edition of 1976, with new introduction by the author.Reviews. . . advances aggressively through pertinent and lively argument. . . . There are numerous brief and incisive responses to important philosophers of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847113966Author Sara TaglialatelaFormat HardbackImprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R UnipressWeight(grams) 155g

Literary works of the Romantic period have often been viewed primarily as expressions of escapism, disillusionment or apostasy on the writer's part. In contrast, this book argues that political repression had an important effect on the production of...

Italian philosophy constitutes one of the most vibrant and fruitful areas in contemporary thought, bringing extraordinary novelty to some of the oldest tropes, from human nature to the relation between political power and life, the thinking of actuality...

This engaging survey of important works spanning the lives of Petrarch (1304-1374) to Shakespeare (1564-1616) reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the Renaissance. The author examines poetry, philosophical...

In 1484, humanist philosopher and theologian Marsilio Ficino published the first complete Latin translation of Plato's extant works. Students of Plato now had access to the entire range of the dialogues, which revealed to Renaissance audiences the rich...

To investigate the imaginative leaps of so agile and incisive a mind as Machiavelli's one needs as much commentary about history, political theory, sources, and language as possible. I have gradually come to realize that readers who remain unaware of...

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Peter Adamson presents an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to the thinkers and movements of two great intellectual cultures: Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance. First, he traces the development of philosophy in the Eastern Christian world, from...

In this volume, leading scholars explore aspects of Renaissance Aristotelianism in the overlooked region of Southeast Europe. Uncovering forgotten texts, neglected topics, and little-known authors, ten chapters examine the philosophies and scholarly...