Wide-ranging overview of the dazzling cultural novelties of the Italian Renaissance, incorporating fresh perspectives and current research.
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Virginia Cox is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge and Honorary Professor of Early Modern Italian Literature and Culture. A fellow of the British Academy, she is a three-time recipient of the Renaissance Society of America's William Nelson Prize. Her five monographs include The Renaissance Dialogue and Women's Writing in Italy, 1400 – 1650.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this magisterial study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural history. Her lucid and absorbing book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, as well as histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy. Alongside towering figures from Petrarch and Boccaccio to Leonardo, Machiavelli, and Isabella d'Este, Cox unveils lesser-known Renaissance protagonists including printers, travel writers, actresses, courtesans, explorers-even celebrity chefs. This extensively revised and expanded edition includes an incisive overview of Italy's relationship with the European and non-European worlds, embracing ethnic and religious diversity within Italy, the global dissemination and hybridization of Italian Renaissance culture, and Italian global encounters, including Jesuit missions to Asia. Pulling together the latest scholarship with original research and insight, Cox's book speaks both to general readers and specialists in the field. The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural history. This book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, as well as histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781009474252
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