The Portable Renaissance Reader3 reviews Penguin (Non-Classics), 1977 Incredible Portable Reader + Renaissance Readings + GREAT COLLECTION There are an amazing number of pieces that are included in "The Portable Renaissance Reader." These works include letters from Boccaccio and Pope Pius II to Petrarch's poetry. Other writings, such as, "Self-Protrait of a Universal Man" by Leon Battista Alberti provides a thoughtful look into the ...             The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism (Cambridge Companions to Literature)1 review Cambridge University Press, 1996 A Superlative Compendium of Italian Humanism The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides readers with a useful collection of essays that discuss humanism from its origins in late medieval Italy up to its impact upon the literature of Elizabethan England. In essence, this is a remarkable and insightful compendium on Italian ...             More: Utopia (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)2 reviews Thomas More Cambridge University Press, 2002 A More perfect plan... + Literary Garden of Eden Thomas More, executed by Henry VIII (one of his best friends) for treason, led an illustrious career of politics and letters. Under his friend the King, he served in many capacities - Speaker of the House of Commons, Master of Requests, Privy Councillor, etc. - culminating with the trust of the ...             Praise of Folly (Penguin Classics)16 reviews Desiderius Erasmus Penguin Classics, 1994 A modest disclaimer "It is not wisdom to be always wise, and on the inward vision close the eyes" That is Santayana's wisdom. To play with it a bit ," It is not foolish always to be a fool, and on the outward shows and games of mankind make endless mockery. For who is the fool in the one place we are all to go?" I ...             The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Gordon Campbell Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Beginning in the early 14th century and continuing into the 15th and 16th centuries, the Renaissance was a period of intense intellectual and cultural activity, the fruits of which have had a profound impact on the thought, culture, philosophy, painting and sculpture, and writing of Europe and the wider world ever since. Gordon Campbell, with the help of his team of distinguished consultant and ...             The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance4 reviews Peter Murray Schocken, 1997 An accessible presentation for non-academics + Classic + An outstanding introduction + Armchair Guide to Renaissance Architecture             The Prince (Penguin Classics)284 reviews Niccolo Machiavelli Penguin Classics, 2003 The Recipe of the American Corporate State + The Giant of the Self-Help Genre + mc review Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a guide of morality-void techniques for acquiring and maintaining political power and ultimately, political fortune. Written nearly 500 years ago, this blueprint for tyranny is just as relevant today. As his compass, Machiavelli uses history, both ancient and ...             The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Penguin Classics)17 reviews Jacob Burckhardt Penguin Classics, 1990 synthesis of an era + Great Essay Slopppy Edition The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Modern Library Classics)The Civilization offers a handy checklist for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the Medieval and Renaissance studies. The somewhat tortuous introduction which outlines the political turmoil in 15th century Italy adds weight to ...             Renaissance Thought and its Sources1 review Paul Oskar Kristeller Columbia University Press, 1979 Renaissance Thought and its Sources This is one of the most important books in the study of Italian Renaissance (14th-16th century). For those who would like a readable but scholarly introduction to the Renaissance, this is it. The book is intended to explain the intellectual origin, spiritual inspiration and mental struggles of the ...             The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance (World of Art)1 review Thames & Hudson, 1985 The Essential Guide To The Italian Renaissance! Back in my days as an Art History major, I realized early on that you really DID need to know about the history and the culture that gave birth to the art of the Italian Renaissance. Often, after a lecture, I would race home to try and find out more about a particular painter or family that ...             Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts Cambridge University Press, 1997 The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains forty new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, ...             The Earthly Republic: Italian Humanists on Government and Society University of Pennsylvania Press, 1978 The gradual secularization of European society and culture is often said to characterize the development of the modern world, and the early Italian humanists played a pioneering role in this process. Here Benjamin G. Kohl and Ronald G. Witt, with Elizabeth B. Welles, have edited and translated seven primary texts that shed important light on the subject of "civic humanism" in the Renaissance. ...             The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy Cambridge University Press, 1991 The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy offers a balanced and comprehensive account of philosophical thought from the middle of the fourteenth century to the emergence of modern philosophy at the turn of the seventeenth century. The Renaissance has attracted intense scholarly attention for over a century, but in the beginning the philosophy of the period was relatively neglected and this ...             The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)17 reviews Benvenuto Cellini Penguin Classics, 1999 One of the all-time greats + Excellent Audio Book + this auto bio is astounding. jaw dropping. + fantastic             Renaissance Thought and the Arts1 review Paul Oskar Kristeller Princeton University Press, 1980 A Thorough Masterpiece "Renaissance Thought and the Arts" presents a brilliant introduction into Renaissance culture. The collection of separately published articles, first edited in 1965 and now added by a precious afterword, makes up a well-rounded unit. The late Kristeller, one of the most respected writers on ...             The Renaissance Philosophy of Man: Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Vives (Phoenix Books)2 reviews University Of Chicago Press, 1956 A philosophy of the human person + A Fine Anthology of Key Renaissance Writings Renaissance is French for "re-birth." But what, exactly, was reborn? The human person as a rational soul capable of free thought and choice--if we take these Renaissance thinkers seriously. The first 119 pages are devoted to six pieces by poet Francesco Petrarca written in the mid 14th Century. ...             Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts: Moral and Political Philosophy (Cambridge ... Cambridge University Press, 1997 The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains forty new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, ...             The Decameron (Penguin Classics)11 reviews Giovanni Boccaccio Penguin Classics, 2003 Bawdy tales of love + A reward not for the faint of heart + A 10 days work to read + A book to dip into             The Book of the Courtier (Penguin Classics)11 reviews Baldesar Castiglione Penguin Classics, 1976 Readable and fresh-- not dry at all. + There was a Camelot + great read + Observations about life + Enlightening look into Renaisance Society             The Renaissance Philosophy of Man: Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Vives (Phoenix Books)2 reviews University Of Chicago Press, 1956 A philosophy of the human person + A Fine Anthology of Key Renaissance Writings Renaissance is French for "re-birth." But what, exactly, was reborn? The human person as a rational soul capable of free thought and choice--if we take these Renaissance thinkers seriously. The first 119 pages are devoted to six pieces by poet Francesco Petrarca written in the mid 14th Century. ...