Martines The Social World of the Florentine Humanists, 1390-1460

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4426-9612-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 440 Seiten

First published in 1963, this groundbreaking study provides a detailed picture of the social structure of Florence in the Quattrocento. Martines's work influenced a generation of scholars and illuminated a complex and multifaceted world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martines, Lauro

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviation I. Introduction: Program and ProblemsII. Social Place in Florence: Assumptions and Realities - Wealth 
- Public Life 
- Family: The Significance of a Tradition 
- Marriage
- Ideal and Reality
III. The Fortunes of the Florentine Humanists - The Question in Scholarship 
- Source Problems
- Coluccio Salutati 
- Robert de’ Rossi 
- Cino Rinuccini
- Niccolò Niccoli
- Lionardo Bruni
- Poggio Bracciolini
- Carlo Marsuppini 
- Giannozzo Manetti  
- Matteo Palmieri  
- Leon Battista Alberti 
IV. Public Office in the Humanist Circle - Introductory Note
- Coluccio Salutati and His Sons
- Roberto de’ Rossi and Niccolò Niccoli
- Lionardo Bruni 
- Giannozzo Manetti
- Matteo Palmieri 
V. Humanist Marriage: A Study of Five Families - The Castellani 
- The Buondelmonti
- The Tebalducci
- The Corsini 
- The Serragli
VI. The Florentine Attitude Towards the Humanist  - Introductory Note
- The Testimony of the Public Funeral
- The Official View Analyzed
- “The Honor of Florence” 
VII. The Relation Between Humanism and Florentine Society: An Essay - Note
- A Retrospective Summary
- The Social Basis of Humanism: Appendix I 
- The Genesis of Civic Humanism 
- The Decline of Civic Humanism
Appendix I. Forty-Five Profiles of Men Connected with Florentine Humanism - Introductory Note 
- The Profiles
Appendix II. Eight Tables on Wealth in Florence BibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

MartinesLauro:
Lauro Martines is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.