Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy

by Robert Bonfil

Book Overview

With this heady exploration of time and space, rumors and silence, colors, tastes, and ideas, Robert Bonfil recreates the richness of Jewish life in Renaissance Italy. He also forces us to rethink conventional interpretations of the period, which feature terms like "assimilation" and "acculturation." Questioning the Italians' presumed capacity for tolerance and civility, he points out that Jews were frequently uprooted and persecuted, and where stable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520073509
• ISBN13: 9780520073500
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"