The Cultural Life Of The Italian Renaissance

This is not a history or criticism of the great art and artists of the "Italian Renaissance". Instead, what we have is a detailed look at the social,political and cultural circumstances in which the Renaissance happened. I thought the book was a little dry (probably because it is a scholarly work of the 19th centuary) and has the common failing of this type of book, of leaving some quotations in their original language, with-out any translation ! However, Geoffrey Howard's narration is well paced and clear.

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Didn’t realise how old the book was

Was listening to it throughout work and morning runs and thoroughly enjoying it. A few things caught me off and I figured this book must have been written a good few decades ago. Was very surprised to find it was written in the 19th century. It holds up very well and the distinctive features that tell of it being a piece of history itself adds to its charm.

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