Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance

by Hale, John

• ISBN13: 9780684803524
• ISBN10: 0684803526
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

Exploring every aspect of art, philosophy, politics, life and culture between 1450 and 1620, this enthralling panorama examines one of the most fascinating and exciting periods in European history. "A rich, dense book which combines inspiring generalizations with idiosyncratic detail".--The Spectator. Photos.

Author Biography

John Hale is the author of Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance, a Simon & Schuster book.

Table of Contents

Foreword
List of Illustrations
Preface
The Discovery of Europe	p. 3
The Word and the Myth	p. 3
The Map	p. 15
The Parts and the Whole	p. 28
Us and Them	p. 38
The Countries of Europe	p. 51
Antipathies	p. 51
Loyalties	p. 66
The Divisions of Europe	p. 94
Wars	p. 94
Creeds	p. 112
Ideals of Amity	p. 127
Traffic	p. 143
Borders and Languages	p. 143
Goods and Men	p. 164
Transformations	p. 189
Unfrozen Voices	p. 189
Changed Appearances	p. 215
Cash and Culture	p. 259
Transmissions	p. 282
'Th' intertraffique of the mind'	p. 282
Migrating Styles	p. 295
The Vagaries of Genius	p. 321
Civility	p. 355
The Norms	p. 355
Under Mercury	p. 372
The Status of Learning and the Arts	p. 392
The Retreat to Utopia	p. 413
Civility in Danger?	p. 420
The Volatility of Human Nature	p. 420
New Insecurities	p. 454
The Control of Man	p. 464
The Disciplines of State and Church	p. 464
Communal and Self-Control	p. 485
Holiday	p. 494
The Taming of Nature	p. 509
The Land	p. 509
The Body	p. 542
The Cosmos	p. 559
Epilogue: 'Our Age'	p. 585
Notes	p. 595
Bibliography	p. 613
Index	p. 627
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