Renaissance and Revolution: The Remaking of European Thought

by Joseph Anthony Mazzeo

Originally published in 1967, this book discusses some key writers of the Renaissance: Machiavelli, Castiglione, Bacon and Hobbes and compares their work by relating it that of others in England and elsewhere. Chapters on Bacon contain references to Galileo and Descartes; the chapter on Castiglione also touches on Montaigne. The book also contrasts various currents of thought in the Renaissance with their medieval counterparts or forerunners. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367272555
• ISBN13: 9780367272555
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"