Plague and Pleasure : The Renaissance World of Pius II /

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Plague and Pleasure is a lively popular history that introduces a new hypothesis about the impetus behind the cultural change in Renaissance Italy. The Renaissance coincided with a period of chronic, constantly recurring plague, unremitting warfare and pervasive insecurity. Consequently, people felt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: White, Arthur, 1942- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lewis, Michael (Michael M.) (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Pius > II, > Pope, > 1405-1464
Pius > II, > Pope, > 1405-1464.
Renaissance.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
RELIGION > History.
Europe.
Europe > Histoire > 476-1492.
Europe > History > 476-1492.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The myth of the Renaissance
  • The four horsemen
  • Corsignano and Siena
  • The exile
  • The cleric
  • The road to Mantua
  • Renaissance chivalry
  • Mantua and after
  • The political pope
  • A room of one's own
  • Plague and pleasure : 1462
  • The age of spectacle
  • Pienza
  • Urban dreams
  • Visits to antiquity
  • Villas and gardens
  • The Crusade
  • The art of copiousness
  • Conclusion : Pius and his period
  • Appendix : plague in Italy, 1347-1700.

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