Inventing the Renaissance the myth of a golden age

"In this new book, the award-winning novelist and renowned historian Ada Palmer seeks to dismantle the myth of the Renaissance as a 'golden age' compared to the plague- and war-ridden Middle Ages. For those who inhabited what we now think of as the Renaissance, Palmer argues, it was 'a darker, grimm...

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Main Author:	Palmer, Ada (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Renaissance > Historiography. Italy > History > 15th century. Italy > History > 16th century.
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