The last days of the Renaissance & the march to modernity / Theodore K. Rabb.

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Rabb, Theodore K.

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The last days of the Renaissance & the march to modernity / Theodore K. Rabb.

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xxiii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
LC has imperfect copy: Copy 2 has p. 235-246 missing from index.
DLC
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index.
The unities of the Medieval West -- Europe reshaped : toward the Renaissance -- The civilization of the Renaissance -- Civilization in crisis -- The last days of the Renaissance -- Art, prophecy, and the end of the Renaissance -- Revolution and modernity.

Summary:

"The Renaissance may have emerged out of the upheavals of the fourteenth century - but when did it end? And why? The renowned historian Theodore Rabb tackles these question in this engaging and deeply learned book, and in so doing recasts our understanding of European history." "In the second half of the seventeenth century, a sea change swept over Europe. The dominant commitments of the preceding centuries were eroding, and a new outlook was emerging from an age of conflict and uncertainty. The ancient world no longer held the European imagination in thrall. Rulers across the continent consolidated political power, asserting control over territories that long had relished their independence. Religion began to lose ground to reason as a model for human inquiry. And both the attitude to war and the belief in the supernatural passed crucial divides. As these vast transformations unfolded, the Renaissance gave way to the Age of Revolution." "By defining the decisive shifts that heralded the end of this momentous era, Rabb enhances our understanding not only of the Renaissance itself but also of the modern world to which it gave birth"--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0465068014 (alk. paper)
9780465068012 (alk. paper)
9780465068029 (pbk.)
0465068022 (pbk.)

Subject:

Renaissance.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250010
Call No.: BIB 179541
Status: Available

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