| Reviews |
| Review(s) from previous edition:
- 'a young Turk who likes to entertain . . . Brotton's book is full of arts and crafts . . .engaging and alluring . . .This is a Renaissance you can touch and feel' - Sunday Times
- 'energetic and committed agenda' - Financial Times
- 'offers some impressive fresh evidence' - Independent
- 'this is a Renaissance you can touch and feel' - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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| Description | | - First clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon as opposed to a purely European event. An important new vision of the Renaissance for the 21st century by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation.
- Controversially disputes traditional view of a single Renaissance - proposing that this was a vibrant cultural period when western and eastern cultures mixed to great mutual benefit
- Considers the Renaissance in terms of both science and the arts.
- Offers both a comprehensive overview of a global Renaissance and a new view of the role of the East in the development of the European Renaissance.
- Argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era.
| More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world.
This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and
cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale, alongside a darker side of religion, intolerance, slavery, and massive inequality of wealth and status. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to advancements in the fields of science, trade, and travel. In its incisive account of the complexities of the political
and religious upheavals of the period, the book argues that Europe's reciprocal relationship with its eastern neighbours offers us a timely perspective on the Renaissance that still has much to teach us today. |
Readership: General readers, and those studying the Renaissance in history, literature, or art history.
| Contents |
Introduction
1.
A global Renaissance
2.
The humanist script
3.
Church and state
4.
Putting Things into Perspective
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Brave New Worlds
6.
Experiments, dreams, and performances
Timeline
References
Further Reading
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Jerry Brotton, Lecturer in English, Royal Holloway, University of London
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