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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

by Jacob Burckhardt  •  S. G. C. Middlemore (Translator)  •  Peter Gay (Introduction)

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 401 PAGES

While focusing on the flowering of art and culture in Renaissance Italy, Burckhardt maintains a keen interest in the nature of civilization itself in this Victorian classic -- originally published in this translation in 1878. He covers state, art, society, religion, morality, philosophy and other topics of universal interest. In a new Modern Library edition.  (ITL307, $15.95)


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