Invitation to Renaissance Italy - Paperback

by Rachel Annand Taylor (Author), Gilbert Murray (Foreword by)

Invitation to Renaissance Italy by Rachel Annand Taylor is a comprehensive exploration of the cultural, social, and artistic aspects of the Italian Renaissance. The book takes readers on a journey through the cities of Florence, Venice, Rome, and Naples, highlighting the significant events, people, and places that shaped the Renaissance era. The author delves into the intellectual and artistic achievements of the period, including the works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael, and explores the impact of humanism and the revival of classical culture on Italian society. The book also examines the role of women during the Renaissance, the development of the printing press, and the influence of religion on art and culture. With its engaging writing style and beautiful illustrations, Invitation to Renaissance Italy is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of this fascinating period.1930. With a Preface by Gilbert Murray. The Renaissance is often seen as an age of melodrama and villainy. This book makes you see with new intensity the light bearers who were neither melodramatic nor villainous, but men of virtue and therefore interesting: such, for instance, as Vittorio da Feltre among the children at La Giocosa, or the school of educators whose aim lay in communicating to youth the beauty of the past; or, most characteristic of all, the people of Castiglione�������s Courtier, a group which might have walked out of the pages of Plutarch or St. Augustine, seekers by the lamp of Plato for that unattainable perfection which should at last give peace to the soul. Contents: The Mediaeval Dream and the Renaissance Morning; Social and Political Conditions; Intellectual Contrasts and Reconciliations; The Scholar; The Artist; The Courtier; Women of the Renaissance; Florence 1434-1494-1530; The Papacy and the Renaissance; The End of the Italian Renaissance; and The Renaissance Ferment.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.