The Renaissance in Italy

by Guido Ruggiero

Book Overview

This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the Italian Renaissance as both a historical period and a historical movement. Guido Ruggiero's work is based on archival research and new insights of social and cultural history and literary criticism, with a special emphasis on everyday culture, gender, violence and sexuality. The book offers a vibrant and relevant critical study of a period too long burdened by anachronistic and outdated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521719380
• ISBN13: 9780521719384
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"