Renaissance Bazaar : From the Silk Road to Michelangelo

from Scapegoats

This is exactly what the title says it is - a very short introduction to the Renaissance. I love this series because it lets me quickly brush up on some areas of history. This one is a little more scattered than some others I've looked at, but that reflects the big subject that it entails. Brotto...

from jcbrunner

Holbein's The Ambassadors guide the reader in this excellent introduction to the Renaissance, variously defined as the years 1400-1600 (Early Modern), 1300-1650 (art history), or 1500-1650 (English literature). The period mirrors its famous interpreters like a Rohrschach test: Jules Michelet (rep...

from anthonywillard

A revisionist attempt to introduce the Renaissance, interpreting it in terms of Islam, absolutism, and greed. It is ambiguous about whether the Renaissance is an identifiable period or not. The author exhibits an attitude of contempt toward most of the leading figures of the period, its instituti...

from MarcusBastos

The book is well written and examine importants aspects of Renaissance. An introduction that gives the reader (or the listener) a glimpse into the historical facts of the time and the literary and artistics works produced. Short book with valuable informations.