Renaissance Italy and Beyond

Including the most recent scholarship on the history of the Renaissance, this book examines politics, society, identity, gender, religion and science and focuses on not just Italian developments in this crucial period of change, but also at aspects in Germany, France and England. With contributions from the most highly regarded scholars in the field, the book studies humanists, artists and people and how these people and places helped shape modernity. From the history of the body, to the new ways of thinking about the relation of culture to power, students of the Renaissance will find this an absolutely essential addition to their reading lists.Martin, John Jeffries is the author of 'Renaissance Italy and Beyond' with ISBN 9780415260626 and ISBN 0415260620.