Society and individual in Renaissance Florence

Society and individual in Renaissance Florence / edited by William J. Connell.

Renaissance Florence has often been described as the birthplace of modern individualism, as reflected in the individual genius of its great artists, scholars, and statesmen. The 16 essays in this volume explore fresh approaches to the social world of Florentines during this fascinating era.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Connell, William J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Civilization
Renaissance
Renaissance.
Individu en samenleving.
Florence (Italy) > Civilization.
Italy > Florence
Florence.
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Table of Contents:
  • "Be rather loved than feared": class relations in Quattrocento Florence / F.W. Kent
  • Giannozzo and his elders: Alberti's critique of Renaissance patriarchy / John M. Najemy
  • Li emergenti bisogni matrimoniali in Renaissance Florence / Julius Kirshner
  • Michele del Giogante's house of memory / Dale Kent
  • Inheritance and identity in early Renaissance Florence: the estate of Paliano di Falco / Thomas Kuehn
  • Perceived insults and their consequences: Acciaiuoli, Neroni, and Medici relationships in the 1460's / Margery A. Ganz
  • The war of the eight saints in Florentine memory and oblivion / David S. Peterson
  • Naming a nun: spiritual exemplars and corporate identity in Florentine convents, 1450-1530 / Sharon T. Strocchia
  • The prophet as physician of souls: Savonarola's manual for confessors / Donald Weinstein
  • Raging against priests in Italian Renaissance verse / Lauro Martines
  • Liturgy for nonliturgists: a glimpse at San Lorenzo / William M. Bowsky
  • The Florentine criminal underworld: the underside of the Renaissance / John K. Brackett
  • Lay male identity in the institutions of a Tuscan provincial town / James R. Banker
  • Insiders and outsiders: the changing boundaries of exile / Alison Brown
  • The identity of the expatriate: Florentines in Venice in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries / Paula Clarke
  • Clement VII and the crisis of the sack of Rome / Paul Flemer.

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