Writing History in Renaissance Italy: Leonardo Bruni and the Uses of the Past

by Gary Ianziti

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) is widely recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. But why this recognition came about--and what it has meant for the field of historiography--has long been a matter of confusion and controversy. Writing History in Renaissance Italy offers a fresh approach to the subject by undertaking a systematic, work-by-work investigation that encompasses for the first time the full...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674061527
• ISBN13: 9780674061521
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.7"