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Renaissance People: Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

Renaissance People: Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

by RobertC.Davis (Author), Beth Lindsmith (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

Like every era, the Renaissance brims with stories. In this book, Robert Davis and Beth Lindsmith highlight dozens of notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. They bring to life wily politicians, eccentric scientists, fiery rebels and stolid reactionaries, as well as a pornographer, an acrobat, an actress, a poetic prostitute, a star comedian and a least one very fretful mother. Some names are famous - Leonardo, Luther, Medici and Machiavelli all feature - but many others will be new to general readers. Their stories - 94 in all - remind us that history is more than dates and abstract concepts: it also arises from the lives of countless individual men and women.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 19 Sep 2011
ISBN 10: 0500251770
ISBN 13: 9780500251775
Book Overview: A fascinating history of the Renaissance, told through the lives of different people - from all levels of society - accompanied by wonderful illustrations

Media Reviews
'Wonderful ... manages to get across the richness and variety of those two centuries by presenting us with the lives of nearly one hundred people who fashioned the modern world' - Good Book Guide
'This attractive volume can be and should be on the shelves of anyone interested in the history and culture of the Renaissance' - The Historical Association
Author Bio
Robert C. Davis is professor of Renaissance history at Ohio State University. He is the author of Christian Slaves Muslim Masters and numerous books on Venice. For ten years, Beth Lindsmith edited and contributed to magazines at the Ohio State University, where she has also taught classes in composition and creative writing.