Full name: The Renaissance: A Short History

Author: Paul Johnson Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Art Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780812966190 0812966198

The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the world has ever known. But what was it? In this masterly work, the incomparable Paul Johnson tells us. He explains the economic, technological, and social developments that provide a backdrop to the age's achievements and focuses closely on the lives and works of its most important figures. A commanding short narrative of this vital period, The Renaissance is also a universally profound meditation on the wellsprings of innovation. This book is part of the "Modern Library Chronicles" series. Here are some other books from this series: "The Korean War" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Uncivil Society" First published in 2009 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Prehistory" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Company" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Inventing Japan" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The American Revolution" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Hitler and the Holocaust" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Balkans" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Islam" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Communism" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Uses and Abuses of History" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance by Lisa Jardine Europe by Norman Davies Vanished Kingdoms by Norman Davies Heretics and Heroes by Thomas Cahill The Renaissance by Will Durant A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester The Vertigo Years by Philipp Blom The Middle Sea by John Julius Norwich The Great Sea by David Abulafia The Habsburgs by Andrew Wheatcroft Early Modern Europe by Euan Cameron The Cardinal's Hat by Mary Hollingsworth Danubia by Simon Winder Vienna, 1814 by David King Dark Continent by Mark Mazower The Birth of the Modern by Paul Johnson The American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood Natasha's Dance by Orlando Figes Halls Dictionary Of Subjects And Symbols In Art by James Hall Apollo's Angels by Jennifer Homans