{"product_id":"the-civilization-of-the-renaissance-in-italy-paperback-1","title":"The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacob Burckhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eHajo Holborn\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1860, Burckhardt's great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. \u003ci\u003eThe Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1860, Burckhardt's great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. \"The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Gay\u003c\/b\u003e is Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and director of the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. His many books include the three-volume \u003ci\u003eThe Enlightenment: An Interpretation; Schnitzler's Century: The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815-1914\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eFreud: A Life for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.94 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402669998301,"sku":"9780375759260","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tLLqFpgGba9780375759260_6eeba1c8-befc-463f-967f-f6f51822cc18.webp?v=1771092805","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-civilization-of-the-renaissance-in-italy-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}