Images of quattrocento Florence : selected writings in literature, history, and art /

This anthology provides a panoramic view of 15th-century Florence in the words of the city's own citizens and visitors. The selections illustrate the social, political, religious, artistic and general cultural impact of Florence.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baldassarri, Stefano Ugo (Editor ), Saiber, Arielle (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2000]
Colección:Italian literature and thought series.
Temas:
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Civilization
Kunst
Literatur
Anthologie
Florence (Italy) > Civilization.
Florence (Italie) > Civilisation.
Italy > Florence
Florenz
Florence (Italie) > Civilisation > 15e siècle.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A defense of the Roman origins of Florence
  • The republican legacy
  • Inquiry into the origins of Florence
  • So depraved a man as Julius Caesar should not be deemed the founder of Florence
  • The original site of Florence contrasted with its present splendor
  • The only city founded by three Roman generals
  • Panegyric of Florence
  • The structure of the Florentine government
  • The beauties of the Florentine countryside
  • A letter to Bartolommeo Cederni on gambling at the feast of St. John
  • A new Rome
  • A critique of Cosimo's Florence.
  • A merchant's praise of Florence
  • On the celebrations for Pius II's and Galeazzo Maria Sforza's visits to Florence
  • The city's unparalleled economic prosperity
  • Lorenzo the Magnificent's Utopian state
  • The glories of a new golden age
  • The Pazzi conspiracy
  • A condemnation of Lorenzo's regime
  • The entry of Charles VIII, King of France, into Florence
  • The lives of Dante and Petrarch
  • Lives of the illustrious Florentine poets Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio
  • A heavenly vision after the battle of Campaldino
  • The first anthology of vernacular poetry.
  • Proem to the first edition of Dante's Divine Comedy
  • Florence welcomes Dante upon his return from exile
  • Giotto's revival of ancient art
  • Giotto brings art out of the Dark Ages
  • The marvel of Brunelleschi's dome for the Cathedral of Florence
  • Brunelleschi and Donatello discover ancient Roman treasures
  • Eminent Florentine artists of the Quattrocento
  • An account of the great local artists
  • The beauty of Florence surpasses that of ancient Athens
  • An artistic Vade Mecum for the city of Florence
  • Tuscany as the cradle of christianity
  • Vision of the future of Italy.
  • A prophecy of a new age
  • The consecration of the Cathedral of Florence
  • A history of Florentine piety
  • A guide to Florence's holy sites
  • A treatise on the Florentine government
  • An Epistle to the Fanciulli
  • Two poems on spiritual renewal
  • The rise and fall of the self-made prophet Girolamo Savonarola
  • Metropolite Isidore's journey to the Council of Florence
  • The heir to Roman justice
  • Bittersweet praise of Florence
  • A celebration of Florentine eloquence
  • Praise of the city before its authorities.
  • A sketch of Florence and its domain
  • The delights of the Medici Villa in Careggi.

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