Book contents
- The Italian Renaissance
- The Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What? When? Where? Whose?
- Chapter 2 The Renaissance and the Ancient
- Chapter 3 The Renaissance and the Modern
- Chapter 4 Identity and the Self
- Chapter 5 Renaissance Man
- Chapter 6 Renaissance Woman
- Chapter 7 The Italian Renaissance beyond Italy
- Chapter 8 Conclusion: Reintegrating the Renaissance
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 December 2025
Book contents
- The Italian Renaissance
- The Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What? When? Where? Whose?
- Chapter 2 The Renaissance and the Ancient
- Chapter 3 The Renaissance and the Modern
- Chapter 4 Identity and the Self
- Chapter 5 Renaissance Man
- Chapter 6 Renaissance Woman
- Chapter 7 The Italian Renaissance beyond Italy
- Chapter 8 Conclusion: Reintegrating the Renaissance
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- The Italian RenaissanceA Cultural History, pp. 279 - 306Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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