Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance, The [Paperback]

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understanding of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. Taken together, these essays throw a new and searching light on the Renaissance as a European phenomenon.

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understanding of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. Taken together, these essays throw a new and searching light on the Renaissance as a European phenomenon.

Introduction; Denys Hay; Chapter 1 The Spread of Italian Humanism, Peter Burke; Chapter 2 Humanism and Reform Movements, Peter Matheson; Chapter 3 Humanism and Political Thought, Richard Tuck; Chapter 4 Humanism and the Court Arts, Sydney Anglo; Chapter 5 Humanism, Magic and Science, Anthony Grafton; Chapter 6 Humanism in Italy, George Holmes; Chapter 7 Humanism in the Low Countries, James K. Cameron; Chapter 8 Humanism in France, Jean-Claude Margolin; Chapter 9 Humanism in Germany, Lewis W. Spitz; Chapter 10 Humanism in the Iberian Peninsula, Jeremy N. H. Lawrance; Chapter 11 Humanism in England, Geoffrey Elton;USCopyright ? 1990, Taylor & Francis.