The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1890]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (623)
- THE CIVILISATION OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- PART I. THE STATE AS A WORK OF ART.
- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
- CHAPTER II. THE TYRANNY OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
- CHAPTER III. THE TYRANNY OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
- CHAPTER IV. THE PETTY TYRANNIES.
- CHAPTER V. THE GREATER DYNASTIES.
- CHAPTER VI. THE OPPONENTS OF TYRANNY.
- CHAPTER VII. THE REPUBLICS: VENICE AND FLORENCE.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE ITALIAN STATES.
- CHAPTER IX. WAR AS A WORK OF ART.
- CHAPTER X. THE PAPACY AND ITS DANGERS.
- PART II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
- CHAPTER I. THE ITALIAN STATE AND THE INDIVIDUAL.
- CHAPTER II. THE PERFECTING OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
- CHAPTER III. THE MODERN IDEA OF FAME.
- CHAPTER IV. MODERN WIT AND SATIRE.
- PART III. THE REVIVAL OF ANTIQUITY.
- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
- CHAPTER II. ROME, THE CITY OF RUINS.
- CHAPTER III. THE OLD AUTHORS.
- CHAPTER IV. HUMANISM IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
- CHAPTER V. THE UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS.
- CHAPTER VI. THE FURTHERERS OF HUMANISM.
- CHAPTER VII. THE REPRODUCTION OF ANTIQUITY: LATIN CORRESPONDENCE AND ORATIONS.
- CHAPTER VIII. LATIN TREATISES AND HISTORY.
- CHAPTER IX. GENERAL LATINISATION OF CULTURE.
- CHAPTER X. MODERN LATIN POETRY.
- CHAPTER XI. FALL OF THE HUMANISTS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
- PART IV. THE DISCOVERY OF THE WORLD AND OF MAN.
- CHAPTER I. JOURNEYS OF THE ITALIANS.
- CHAPTER II. NATURAL SCIENCE IN ITALY.
- CHAPTER III. THE DISCOVERY OF NATURAL BEAUTY.
- CHAPTER IV. THE DISCOVERY OF MAN. SPIRITUAL DESCRIPTION IN POETRY.
- CHAPTER V. BIOGRAPHY.
- CHAPTER VI. THE DESCRIPTION OF NATIONS AND CITIES.
- CHAPTER VII. DESCRIPTION OF THE OUTWARD MAN.
- CHAPTER VIII. DESCRIPTIONS OF LIFE IN MOVEMENT.
- PART V. SOCIETY AND FESTIVALS.
- CHAPTER I. THE EQUALISATION OF CLASSES.
- CHAPTER II. THE OUTWARD REFINEMENT OF LIFE.
- CHAPTER III. LANGUAGE AS THE BASIS OF SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.
- CHAPTER IV. THE HIGHER FORMS OF SOCIETY.
- CHAPTER V. THE PERFECT MAN OF SOCIETY.
- CHAPTER VI. THE POSITION OF WOMEN.
- CHAPTER VII. DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE FESTIVALS.
- PART VI. MORALITY AND RELIGION.
- CHAPTER I. MORALITY.
- CHAPTER II. RELIGION IN DAILY LIFE.
- CHAPTER III. RELIGION AND THE SPIRIT OF THE RENAISSANCE.
- CHAPTER IV. MIXTURE OF ANCIENT AND MODERN SUPERSTITION.
- CHAPTER V. GENERAL DISINTEGRATION OF BELIEF.
- INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES:
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