Invitation to Renaissance Italy

By Rachel Annand Taylor

Book Overview

Invitation to Renaissance Italy by Rachel Annand Taylor is a comprehensive guide to the art, culture, and society of Italy during the Renaissance period. The book covers the period from the 14th to the 16th century, providing readers with a detailed account of the political, social, and economic changes that took place during this time. The author explores the art and architecture of the period, including the works of famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The book also covers the literature, music, and theater of Renaissance Italy, providing readers with a glimpse into the cultural achievements of the time. In addition to the arts, Taylor discusses the political and economic changes that took place during the Renaissance, including the rise of the city-state and the emergence of the merchant class. She also explores the role of religion in Renaissance Italy, including the impact of the Protestant Reformation on the Catholic Church. Overall, Invitation to Renaissance Italy is an engaging and informative book that provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of one of the most fascinating periods in Italian history. It is an excellent resource for anyone interested in art, culture, history, or the Renaissance in general.1930. With a Preface by Gilbert Murray. The Renaissance is often seen as an age of melodrama and villainy. This book makes you see with new intensity the light bearers who were neither melodramatic nor villainous, but men of virtue and therefore interesting: such, for instance, as Vittorio da Feltre among the children at La Giocosa, or the school of educators whose aim lay in communicating to youth the beauty of the past; or, most characteristic of all, the people of Castiglione�������s Courtier, a group which might have walked out of the pages of Plutarch or St. Augustine, seekers by the lamp of Plato for that unattainable perfection which should at last give peace to the soul. Contents: The Mediaeval Dream and the Renaissance Morning; Social and Political Conditions; Intellectual Contrasts and Reconciliations; The Scholar; The Artist; The Courtier; Women of the Renaissance; Florence 1434-1494-1530; The Papacy and the Renaissance; The End of the Italian Renaissance; and The Renaissance Ferment.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162805390
• ISBN13: 9781162805399
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"