This book by a team of leading historians tells the story of the ‘long Renaissance’ for a new generation, from Giotto and Dante in 13th century Italy to the English literary Renaissance in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Topics covered include humanism, war, religion, the civilization of the Renaissance, art and architecture in northern and southern Europe, the performing arts, vernacular literature, science, craft, and technology. The final chapter, on the global Renaissance, examines the world beyond Europe, from the cultural interchanges with Spanish America to Renaissance Europe’s fertile encounter with the Ottomans and the peoples of Asia.
Author: Gordon Campbell
Online ISBN: 9780191981661
Print ISBN: 9780192886699
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2023