Italy in the age of the Renaissance
Subtitle: 1300-1550
By: edited by John M. Najemy.
Contributors: Najemy, John M., 1943-
Series: The short Oxford history of Italy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780198700395; 9780198700401
Subjects: Renaissance -- Italy; Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1559
Description: "The twelve essays in this volume present an introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics"--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-295) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Italy and the Renaissance / John M. Najemy; title: Education and the emergence of a literate society / Robert Black; title: Humanism and the lure of antiquity / Carol Everhart Quillen; title: Religion and the Church / David S. Peterson; title: Family and marriage: a socio-legal perspective / Julius Kirshner; title: Bodies, disease, and society / Diane Owen Hughes; title: The economy: work and wealth / Franco Franceschi; title: The popolo / Andrea Zorzi; title: The power of the elites: family, patronage, and the state / Dale Kent; title: Governments and governance / John M. Najemy; title: The South / David Abulafia; title: Representations of power / Edward Muir; title: Rethinking the Renaissance in the aftermath of Italy's crisis / Alison Brown.