The Renaissance in Historical Thought

by Wallace K. Ferguson

Book Overview

For centuries, the idea of a Renaissance at the end of the Middle Ages has been an active agent in shaping conceptions of the development of Western European civilization. Though the idea has enjoyed so long a life, conceptions of the nature of the Renaissance, of its sources, its extent, and its essential spirit have varied from generation to generation. Confined at first to a rebirth of art or of classical culture, the notion of the Renaissance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802094155
• ISBN13: 9780802094155
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"