The language of history in the Renaissance : rhetoric and historical consciousness in Florentine humanism /

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At any time, basic assumptions about language have a direct effect on the writing of history. The structure of language is related to the structure of knowledge and thus to the definition of historical reality, while linguistic competence gives insights into the relation of ideas and action.Within t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Struever, Nancy S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1970.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Philosophy, Renaissance.
Humanism.
Rhetoric, Renaissance.
History > Philosophy.
Philosophie de la Renaissance.
Humanisme.
Rhétorique de la Renaissance.
Histoire > Philosophie.
humanism.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
HISTORY > General.
History > Philosophy
Humanism
Intellectual life
Philosophy, Renaissance
Rhetoric, Renaissance
Florence (Italy) > Intellectual life.
Italy > Florence
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I. The Background of humanist historical language
  • II. Rhetoric, Poetics, and History-COLUCCIO SALUTATI
  • III. Rhetoric, Politics, and History-LEONARDO BRUNI
  • IV. Rhetoric, Ethics, and History-POGGIO BRACCIOLINI
  • INDEX

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