Author : John Rigby Hale
Release : 1996-05-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 634/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis England And The Italian Renaissance by : John Rigby Hale
Download or read book England And The Italian Renaissance written by John Rigby Hale. This book was released on 1996-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renaissance Italy has long exerted a seductive power over the English. Hallowed by classical assoc., made respectable by the names of great men, & universal by the standard of great art -- the symbol ÔItalian Renaissance', was & is irresistible. Here is a pioneering study of the love affair between the English & Italy, of the influence upon English minds of Italian lit. & art, & of the development of the relationship between the Italian Renaissance & the English by whom it was loved & admired. The book enables the reader to understand more fully the idea of Renaissance itself, the elements at work in the increasing concern of Englishmen for the civilization of Italy &, most significantly, how their attitudes to Italy were forged. First published in 1954.