Factional Identity In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Oct 2015
Factional Identity In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Machiavelli, By Robert Black., Brian J. Maxson
Sep 2015
Review Of Machiavelli, By Robert Black., Brian J. Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This work contains fifteen articles, written between 1985-2006, and looks at four major categories: Humanism, Machiavelli, Fifteenth Century Florence, and finally a section on Republicanism.
“The Private, The Public, And Giannozzo Manetti,”, Brian Maxson
Feb 2015
“The Private, The Public, And Giannozzo Manetti,”, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of The Cambridge Companion To The Italian Renaissance, Ed. By Michael Wyatt., Brian Maxson
Jan 2015
Review Of The Cambridge Companion To The Italian Renaissance, Ed. By Michael Wyatt., Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
The reviewed book's organization around themes reflects the domination of cultural history in the field of Renaissance Studies today.
After Civic Humanism: Learning And Politics In Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600
Dec 2014
After Civic Humanism: Learning And Politics In Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600
Brian J. Maxson
The thirteen essays in this volume demonstrate the multiplicity of connections between learning and politics in Renaissance Italy. Some engage explicitly with Hans Baron's "civic humanism" thesis illustrating its continuing viability, but also stretching its application to prove the limitations of its original expression. Others move beyond Baron's thesis to examine the actual practice of various individuals and groups engaged in both political and learned activities in a variety of diverse settings. The collective impression of all the contributions is that of a complex, ever-shifting mosaic of learned enterprises in which the well-examined civic paradigm emerges as just one of …
Review Of The Italian Renaissance And Cultural History Of The Rinascimento, Brian Maxson
Dec 2014
Review Of The Italian Renaissance And Cultural History Of The Rinascimento, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This book reviewed rejects recent scholarship that has minimized the significance of the Italian Renaissance. Instead, it argues that the cities of Florence, Venice, and Milan enjoyed a distinct period of precocity over the rest of Europe between roughly 130--1500.
Review Of The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticaries, Brian Maxson
Dec 2014
Review Of The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticaries, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This reviewed book offers a fascinating series of inquiries into the objects, architecture, and spaces in home interiors in early modern Italy, particularly in Florence, Venice, and Bologna.
