Title: Twilight of the Renaissance
First published: 2008
Description: Diplomat, courtier, and heretic, Juan de Valdés (c.1500-1541) was one of the most famous humanist writers in Renaissance Spain. In this biography, Daniel A. Crews paints a lively portrait of a complex and fascinating figure by focusing on Valdés's service as an imperial courtier and how his employments in Italy - after brushes with the Spanish Inquisition - influenced both Spanish diplomacy and his own religious thought. Twilight of the Renaissance focuses on Valdés's political activities in Charles V's Italian alliance system and negotiations with the papacy, while painting a lively portrait of an intriguing and complex Renaissance figure.
Subjects: Classical period, Histoire, 15.70 history of Europe, Biographies, Church history, Administration, Histoire religieuse, Spanish Authors, Diplomaten, Ketters, History, Politics and government, Écrivains espagnols, Historia, Courts and courtiers, Hovelingen, Cour et courtisans, Renaissance, Spanien, Court and courtiers, Relaciones, Biography, Valdes, juan de, -1541, Authors, spanish, Authors, biography, Italy, biography
LC classification: BR350.V34 C74 2008