[PDF.91oe] The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence (I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History)

The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence (I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History)

[PDF.uw58] The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence (I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History)

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 | #428203 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  2010-05-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.30 x.68 x6.48l,.84 | File type: PDF | 160 pages

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||6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Eye opening.|By Frank Kenesson|Medician Florence was a principal waystation between ancient and modern rationalism, science and atheism. This very detailed examination of the steps involved in lifting the shades of medieval bunk (even under the shadow of Savanarolla) is suprisingly heartening and reminds us of the wide-ranging greatness of Lucretius and Epicurus' thought. Int

In this first comprehensive study of the effect of Lucretius's De rerum natura on Florentine thought in the Renaissance, Alison Brown demonstrates how Lucretius was used by Florentine thinkers―earlier and more widely than has been supposed―to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies.

To answer the question of why ordinary Florentines were drawn to this recently discovered text, despite its threat to orthodox Christian belief, Brown tracks ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence (I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History)   |  Alison Brown. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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