Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 405 Burckhardt, Jacob 1818 1897 Burckhardt, Jakob Christoph Middlemore, S. G. C. (Samuel George Chetwynd) Middlemore, Samuel George Chetwynd The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy" by Jacob Burckhardt is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the transformative cultural, political, and social conditions of Italy during the Renaissance, emphasizing the emergence of new political structures and personalities that shaped this pivotal period in European history. At the start of the work, Burckhardt introduces the complexity of Italian politics in the 13th century, detailing the lack of unifying power that defined the region. Notably, he discusses the contrasting styles of governance from figures like Frederick II, who centralized power effectively, to the more chaotic and tyrannical reigns that followed. He underscores the turbulent interplay of power among republics and despots, foreshadowing the rich tapestry of individual stories that would illustrate how the Italian state evolved as a “work of art.” This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the political intricacies and cultural achievements emblematic of the Renaissance, positioning Italy as the cradle of modern civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Renaissance -- Italy Italy -- Civilization DG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 1814178 1814187 2024-09-01T11:59:30.492588 2023-10-01T10:51:22.053321 text/html text/html 1818524 2021-01-27T15:41:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 711307 2021-01-27T15:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 745988 2024-09-01T12:00:02.718401 application/epub+zip 774931 2024-09-01T11:59:36.627550 application/epub+zip 709073 2024-09-01T11:59:33.508582 application/epub+zip 1341796 2024-09-01T12:00:21.989319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097649 2024-09-01T11:59:58.054422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1030184 2022-09-01T13:35:58.599789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1354118 1353955 2024-09-01T11:59:25.932595 2023-10-01T10:51:17.542290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1360557 2014-10-21T08:06:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 537726 2014-10-21T08:07:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1353315 2014-10-21T08:06:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 536007 2014-10-21T08:07:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20789 2024-09-01T12:00:22.438311 application/rdf+xml 12223 2024-09-01T11:59:33.853561 image/jpeg 2659 2024-09-01T11:59:33.688552 image/jpeg 698341 2024-09-01T11:59:30.621593 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia