The Renaissance

Alison M. Brown

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION.  1. The Problem of Interpretation.  2. The Concept of Revival.  3. Earlier Renaissances, 800-1300.  PART TWO: THE CONTEXT OF THE RENAISSANCE.  4. Italian Communes and City-States, c.1300.  5. The Rise of Lordships and the Black Death.  6. The Paradox of Petrarch (1304-1373).  7. 'Big-Business' Florence.  PART THREE: RENAISSANCE PASSIONS.  8. The Passion for Books.  9. New Schools.  10. Love of Liberty.  11. Love of Art and Architecture.  12. Self Love and the Renaissance Image of Man.  PART FOUR: SOCIETY AND THE CIRCULATION OF NEW IDEAS.  13. Commerce and the Classics.  14. Europe and Beyond.  15. The Invention of Printing.  16. Representation and the Renaissance Theatre.  PART FIVE: ASSESSMENT.  17. Decivilising the Renaissance.  PART SIX: DOCUMENTS.  Bibliography.  Index.