The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy · (A Modern Library E-Book) (Modern Library Classics) by Burckhardt, Jacob -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover About the Author Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Further Reading PART I The State as a Work of Art

INTRODUCTION DESPOTS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY DESPOTS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY THE SMALLER DESPOTISMS THE GREATER DYNASTIES THE OPPONENTS OF THE DESPOTS THE REPUBLICS: VENICE AND FLORENCE FOREIGN POLICY WAR AS A WORK OF ART THE PAPACY PATRIOTISM

PART II The Development of the Individual

PERSONALITY GLORY RIDICULE AND WIT

PART III The Revival of Antiquity

INTRODUCTORY THE RUINS OF ROME THE CLASSICS THE HUMANISTS UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS PROPAGATORS OF ANTIQUITY REPRODUCTION OF ANTIQUITY: LETTER-WRITING AND LATIN SPEECHES THE TREATISE, AND HISTORY IN LATIN ANTIQUITY AS THE COMMON SOURCE NEO-LATIN POETRY FALL OF THE HUMANISTS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

PART IV The Discovery of the World and of Man

JOURNEYS OF THE ITALIANS THE NATURAL SCIENCES IN ITALY DISCOVERY OF THE BEAUTY OF LANDSCAPE DISCOVERY OF MAN BIOGRAPHY IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND IN THE RENAISSANCE DESCRIPTION OF THE OUTWARD MAN DESCRIPTION OF HUMAN LIFE

PART V Society and Festivals

EQUALITY OF CLASSES COSTUMES AND FASHIONS LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY SOCIAL ETIQUETTE EDUCATION OF THE CORTIGIANO MUSIC EQUALITY OF MEN AND WOMEN DOMESTIC LIFE FESTIVALS

PART VI Morality and Religion

MORALITY AND JUDGEMENT MORALITY AND IMMORALITY RELIGION IN DAILY LIFE STRENGTH OF THE OLD FAITH RELIGION AND THE SPIRIT OF THE RENAISSANCE INFLUENCE OF ANCIENT SUPERSTITION GENERAL SPIRIT OF DOUBT

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