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The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
By Lee, Alexander
- ISBN
- 9780385536592 9780385536608
- Publisher
- Doubleday
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Starred Review on October 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
In the 15th century, Italian Renaissance philosopher Giovanni Pico argued that man was not constrained by any limitations. Three centuries later, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt posited the "rise of the individual" as the Renaissance's defining mark. Ever since, scholars have attempted to clarify key elements of the Renaissance era. In this fascinating study, Lee (Ctr. for the Study of the Renaissance, Univ. of Warwick; Petrarch and St. Augustine) a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
