Italian Renaissance - 3rd ed - Culture and Society in Italy

Informationen zum Autor Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and a Fellow of Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Klappentext In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and analyses the ways of thinking and seeing which characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Developing a distinctive sociological approach, Peter Burke is concerned with not only the finished works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and others, but also with the social background, patterns of recruitment and means of subsistence of this 'cultural elite'. New to this edition is a fully revised introduction focusing on what Burke terms 'the domestic turn' in Renaissance studies and discussing the relation of the Renaissance to global trends. He thus makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Italian Renaissance, and to our comprehension of the complex relations between culture and society.This thoroughly revised and updated third edition is richly illustrated throughout. It will have a wide appeal among historians, sociologists and anyone interested in one of the most creative periods of European history. Zusammenfassung In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and analyses the ways of thinking and seeing which characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Developing a distinctive sociological approach, Peter Burke is concerned with not only the finished works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and others, but also with the social background, patterns of recruitment and means of subsistence of this 'cultural elite'. New to this edition is a fully revised introduction focusing on what Burke terms 'the domestic turn' in Renaissance studies and discussing the relation of the Renaissance to global trends. He thus makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Italian Renaissance, and to our comprehension of the complex relations between culture and society.This thoroughly revised and updated third edition is richly illustrated throughout. It will have a wide appeal among historians, sociologists and anyone interested in one of the most creative periods of European history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations vii Introduction 1 The Theme 1 The Approach 4 A Revised Edition 8 Part I The Problem 1 The Arts in Renaissance Italy 17 2 The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History 32 Part II The Arts in their Milieu 3 Artists and Writers 47 Recruitment 47 Training 56 The Organization of the Arts 67 The Status of the Arts 80 Artists as Social Deviants 88 4 Patrons and Clients 94 Who are the Patrons? 95 Patrons v. Artists 107 Architecture, Music and Literature 118 The Rise of the Market 125 5 The Uses of Works of Art 132 Magic and Religion 133 Politics 138 The Private Sphere 148 Art for Pleasure 151 6 Taste 152 The Visual Arts 153 Music 161 Literature 164 Varieties of Taste 166 7 Iconography 171 Part III The Wider Society 8 Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits 187 Views of the Cosmos 188 Views of Society 198 Views of Man 203 Towards the Mechanization of the World Picture 211 9 The Social Framework 215 Religious Organization 215

List of contents

Illustrations vii
 
Introduction 1
 
The Theme 1
 
The Approach 4
 
A Revised Edition 8
 
Part I The Problem
 
1 The Arts in Renaissance Italy 17
 
2 The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History 32
 
Part II The Arts in their Milieu
 
3 Artists and Writers 47
 
Recruitment 47
 
Training 56
 
The Organization of the Arts 67
 
The Status of the Arts 80
 
Artists as Social Deviants 88
 
4 Patrons and Clients 94
 
Who are the Patrons? 95
 

Patrons v. Artists 107
 
Architecture, Music and Literature 118
 
The Rise of the Market 125
 
5 The Uses of Works of Art 132
 
Magic and Religion 133
 
Politics 138
 
The Private Sphere 148
 
Art for Pleasure 151
 
6 Taste 152
 
The Visual Arts 153
 
Music 161
 
Literature 164
 
Varieties of Taste 166
 
7 Iconography 171
 
Part III The Wider Society
 
8 Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits 187
 
Views of the Cosmos 188
 
Views of Society 198
 
Views of Man 203
 
Towards the Mechanization of the World Picture 211
 
9 The Social Framework 215
 
Religious Organization 215
 
Political Organization 220
 
The Social Structure 228
 
The Economy 234
 
10 Cultural and Social Change 241
 
Generations 242
 
Structural Changes 249
 
11 Comparisons and Conclusions 255
 
The Netherlands 256
 
Japan 259
 
Appendix: The Creative Elite 264
 
References and Bibliography 266
 
Index 314

Report

"A superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society."
Renaissance Quarterly
 
"A fascinating tour de force."
American Historical Review
 
"An indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history."
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Product details

• Authors: Peter Burke
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9780745648255
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-4825-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Geschichte, Renaissance, Europäische Geschichte, History, European History, kunst der renaissance, Renaissance art, Italien /Geschichte, Art & Applied Arts, Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst, Renaissance History, Geschichte der Renaissance