Measure of Man - Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Rothfield is associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the editor of Antiquities under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War (AltaMira 2008) and the author of The Rape of Mesopotamia: Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum (University of Chicago Press, 2009). The latter book received strong media coverage and was widely and well-reviewed (the Atlantic praised it for its "jaw-dropping details"). He is currently working together with PBS film-maker Ric Burns on a treatment for a documentary on Renaissance Florence. Rothfield currently lives in Chicago. Klappentext This book brings to vivid life the most concentrated surge of creativity in the history of civilization. Launching the Renaissance, the small city of Florence spawned a vibrant cultural and political life that offered unique opportunities for audacious risk taking and reversals to a panoply of memorable individuals.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lawrence Rothfield
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781538143360
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4336-0
• Pagine: 216
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; Kunstgeschichte, Italien, Australien, European History, ART / History / Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Art & Art Instruction, HISTORY / Renaissance, florence, Italy, History of Art, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, European history: Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, ART / History / European / Renaissance