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The Wisdom of the Renaissance

Af: Michael K. Kellogg Engelsk Hardback

The Wisdom of the Renaissance

Af: Michael K. Kellogg Engelsk Hardback
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This engaging survey of important works spanning the lives of Petrarch (1304-1374) to Shakespeare (1564-1616) reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the Renaissance. The author examines poetry, philosophical treatises, essays, letters, novels, comedies, and dramas, documenting the unique array of evolving concerns that drove the Renaissance search for wisdom. Beginning with Petrarch's rejection of scholasticism and attempt to give new life to classical learning, Kellogg shows how medieval ideas were transformed and transcended at an increasingly rapid pace. Erasmus's calls for modest reforms led to the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, which divided and ravaged much of Europe. Machiavelli's frank pragmatism was countered by the utopian irony of Thomas More. And Castiglione's ideal courtier perfects the ideal of Renaissance self-fashioning. All of these figures lay the groundwork for the four towering authors with whom the book ends- Rabelais, Montaigne, Cervantes, and Shakespeare, each of whom contributes to a post-Renaissance view of humanity and of personal identity that is the beginning of modernism. Only two centuries passed between Petrarch and Shakespeare, but they are without doubt the two most transformative centuries in the history of thought.
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This engaging survey of important works spanning the lives of Petrarch (1304-1374) to Shakespeare (1564-1616) reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the Renaissance. The author examines poetry, philosophical treatises, essays, letters, novels, comedies, and dramas, documenting the unique array of evolving concerns that drove the Renaissance search for wisdom. Beginning with Petrarch's rejection of scholasticism and attempt to give new life to classical learning, Kellogg shows how medieval ideas were transformed and transcended at an increasingly rapid pace. Erasmus's calls for modest reforms led to the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, which divided and ravaged much of Europe. Machiavelli's frank pragmatism was countered by the utopian irony of Thomas More. And Castiglione's ideal courtier perfects the ideal of Renaissance self-fashioning. All of these figures lay the groundwork for the four towering authors with whom the book ends- Rabelais, Montaigne, Cervantes, and Shakespeare, each of whom contributes to a post-Renaissance view of humanity and of personal identity that is the beginning of modernism. Only two centuries passed between Petrarch and Shakespeare, but they are without doubt the two most transformative centuries in the history of thought.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9781633885189
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1633885186
Kategori: Filosofi
Udg. Dato: 23 aug 2019
Længde: 37mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: Prometheus Books
Oplagsdato: 23 aug 2019
Forfatter(e): Michael K. Kellogg
Forfatter(e) Michael K. Kellogg


Kategori Filosofi


ISBN-13 9781633885189


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 416


Udgave


Længde 37mm


Bredde 237mm


Højde 163mm


Udg. Dato 23 aug 2019


Oplagsdato 23 aug 2019


Forlag Prometheus Books