{"product_id":"9780631231653","title":"The Italian Renaissance The Essential Sources","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Italian Renaissance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Essential Sources\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenneth Gouwens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 18th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese primary sources open a window onto the ways that women and men in Renaissance Italy sought to communicate their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes, both about their own lives and about the dynamic culture they helped to shape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal complement to Paula Findlen’s ‘The Italian Renaissance: Essential Readings’ (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes canonical texts alongside newly available ones that give fresh perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelections address topical issues, such as the family strategies of women, attitudes towards non-Italians, and women as patrons of art.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGenres represented include correspondence, poetry, the story, dialogue, oratory, and autobiography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings the teaching of the Italian Renaissance to life, showing how citizens communicated about their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKenneth Gouwens\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He has published extensively on the culture of Renaissance Rome and is presently writing a biography of the second Medici pope, Clement VII (1523-34). His first book \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), was selected by ALA's 'Choice' as Outstanding Academic Book of 1998.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 July 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631231653\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378523664524,"sku":"9780631231653","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631231653.jpg?v=1780200821","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631231653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}