The Renaissance in Europe; An Anthology

by Edited by Peter Elmer, Nicholas Webb, and Roberta Wood

• ISBN13: 9780300082227
• ISBN10: 0300082223
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-03-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This series of three course texts and two anthologies, published in association with the Open University, under the title The Renaissance: A Cultural Enquiry, explores the Renaissance from the perspectives of history, literature, drama, religion, the history of art, philosophy, music, and political thought. Three of the books are published now; two more volumes will be published in the fall of 2000. Together the books provide students and general readers with an unprecedented analysis of this vital period.

The Renaissance, as both a period and a concept, continues to generate lively debate about its origins and influence on European culture and thought. Recent research has emphasized the need to look again at original texts, documents, and artifacts. Any new evaluation of the historical significance of the Renaissance requires attention to these kinds of primary evidence. This anthology responds to the impetus with an important collection of primary sources, selected to reflect the richness and wide variety of Renaissance studies.

The original texts are arr

Table of Contents

Table of Contents	vi
List of Illustrations	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
Humanism	5	(116)
Politics and Humanism	121	(50)
The Renaissance Court	171	(68)
The Renaissance in Britain	239	(46)
The Reformation	285	(74)
Renaissance Science	359	(36)
Montaigne	395	(8)
Index	403