"These essays on Renaissance Florence are a tonic to read, as we watch one of the great historians of the period take hold of major questions with never less than a keen intelligence and a masterly imagination."--Lauro Martines, author of "April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici "(2003) and "Strong Words: Writing and Social Strain in the Italian Renaissance" (2001) "These thoughtful essays illuminate the precarious quality of life during the Italian Renaissance. They remind us of the social and personal ...
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"These essays on Renaissance Florence are a tonic to read, as we watch one of the great historians of the period take hold of major questions with never less than a keen intelligence and a masterly imagination."--Lauro Martines, author of "April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici "(2003) and "Strong Words: Writing and Social Strain in the Italian Renaissance" (2001) "These thoughtful essays illuminate the precarious quality of life during the Italian Renaissance. They remind us of the social and personal struggles that gave birth to the period's impressive achievements."--William J. Connell, Professor of History and La Motta Chair in Italian Studies, Seton Hall University, editor of "Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence"
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