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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy [Audiobook] by Jacob Burckhardt
English | November 8, 2006 | ASIN: B000KG4AIM | MP3 VBR V2 | 14 hrs 12 mins | 792 MB
Narrator: Geoffrey Howard | Genre: Nonfiction/History

In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states, the breakup of the medieval worldview that came with the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture, and the new emphasis on the role of the individual. All these, Burckhardt explains, went hand in hand with the explorations of science and the more naturalistic depiction of the world in art and literature.

Within the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Burckhardt finds the first stirrings of the modern world and, in the Renaissance Italian, the first modern man. His book-length essay includes discussions of all aspects of Italian civilization: art, fashion, literature, and the music of the time, as well as the flourishing of intellectual and spiritual life.

The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 - 1576 AD, The Story of Civilization, Book 5 [Audiobook]

The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 – 1576 AD, The Story of Civilization, Book 5 [Audiobook] by Will Durant
English | September 22, 2014 | ASIN: B00NT3L3CE, ISBN: 1483008835, 1483008827 | MP3@64 kbps | 37 hrs 7 mins | 1021 MB
Narrator: Grover Gardner | Genre: Nonfiction/History

An engrossing volume on the Italian Renaissance by Pulitzer Prize – winning historian Will Durant

The fifth volume of Durant’s acclaimed Story of Civilization,The Renaissance chronicles the history of Italy from1304 to 1576. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter

the poets Petrarch and Boccaccio, the fathers ofthe Renaissance;

the paintings, sculptures, and architecture ofMilan, Florence, and Venice;

the life and accomplishments of Leonardo DaVinci;

the Catholic church and the popes of Avignon and Rome;

the politicians and philosophers of Italy,including the Borgia family, Julius II, and Machiavelli;

the Italian Wars, the conflicts with France, and the country’s decline.