ABSTRACT

Published in 1937: The author’s work on the Renaissance in Italy is too well known, not only to students of the period, but now a wider circle of readers, for any introduction to be necessary.

part I|1 pages

The State as a Work of Art

chapter Chapter I|5 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter II|8 pages

The Tyranny of the Fourteenth Century

chapter Chapter III|12 pages

The Tyranny of the Fifteenth Century

chapter Chapter IV|7 pages

The Petty Tyrannies

chapter Chapter V|20 pages

The Greater Dynasties

chapter Chapter VI|6 pages

The Opponents of Tyranny

chapter Chapter VII|27 pages

The Republics: Venice and Florence

chapter Chapter VIII|10 pages

The Foreign Policy of the Italian States

chapter Chapter IX|5 pages

War as a Work of Art

chapter Chapter X|25 pages

The Papacy and Its Dangers

part II|1 pages

The Development of the Individual.

chapter Chapter I|5 pages

The Italian State and the Individual

chapter Chapter II|5 pages

The Perfecting of the Individual

chapter Chapter III|7 pages

The Modern Idea of Fame

chapter Chapter IV|15 pages

Modern Wit and Satire

part III|2 pages

The Revival of Antiquity

chapter Chapter I|6 pages

Introductory Remarks

chapter Chapter II|10 pages

Rome, The City of Ruins

chapter Chapter III|16 pages

The Old Authors

chapter Chapter IV|8 pages

Humanism in the Fourteenth Century

chapter Chapter V|7 pages

The Universities and Schools

chapter Chapter VI|13 pages

The Furtherers of Humanism

chapter Chapter VIII|7 pages

Latin Treatises and History

chapter Chapter IX|9 pages

General Latinisation of Culture

chapter Chapter X|15 pages

Modern Latin Poetry

chapter Chapter XI|10 pages

Fall of the Humanists in the Sixteenth Century

part IV|1 pages

The Discovery of the World and of Man

chapter Chapter I|6 pages

Journeys of the Italians

chapter Chapter II|9 pages

Natural Science in Italy

chapter Chapter III|10 pages

The Discovery of Natural Beauty

chapter Chapter IV|20 pages

The Discovery of Man, Spiritual Description in Poetry

chapter Chapter V|10 pages

Biography

chapter Chapter VI|4 pages

The Description of Nations and Cities

chapter Chapter VII|5 pages

Description of the Outward Man

chapter Chapter VIII|8 pages

Descriptions of Life in Movement

part V|1 pages

Sooiety and Festivals

chapter Chapter I|10 pages

The Equalisation of Classes

chapter Chapter II|8 pages

The Outward Refinement of Life

chapter Chapter III|6 pages

Language as the Basis of Social Intercourse

chapter Chapter IV|4 pages

The Higher Forms of Society

chapter Chapter V|7 pages

The Perfect Man of Society

chapter Chapter VI|7 pages

The Position of Women

chapter Chapter VII|4 pages

Domestic Economy

chapter Chapter VIII|23 pages

The Festivals

part VI|1 pages

Morality and Religion

chapter Chapter I|26 pages

Morality

chapter Chapter II|33 pages

Religion in Daily Line

chapter Chapter III|17 pages

Religion and the Spirit of the Renaissance

chapter Chapter IV|34 pages

Mixture of Ancient and Modern Superstition

chapter Chapter V|10 pages

General Disintegration of Belief