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Writing History in Renaissance Italy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 433

Writing History in Renaissance Italy

Leonardo Bruni (1370Ð1444) is widely recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. But why this recognition came aboutÑand what it has meant for the field of historiographyÑhas long been a matter of confusion and controversy. Writing History in Renaissance Italy offers a fresh approach to the subject by undertaking a systematic, work-by-work investigation that encompasses for the first time the full range of BruniÕs output in history and biography. The study is the first to assess in detail the impact of the classical Greek historians on the development of humanist methods of historical writing. It highlights in particular the importance of Thucydides and ...

History of the Florentine People: Books 1-4
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 556

History of the Florentine People: Books 1-4

Leonardo Bruni was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was one of the best-selling authors of the 15th century. Bruni's History of the Florentine People is generally considered the first modern work of history.

The Humanism of Leonardo Bruni
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 440

The Humanism of Leonardo Bruni

Translations based on the Latin text of Bruni's works with commentary.

From Petrarch to Leonardo Bruni
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

From Petrarch to Leonardo Bruni

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  • Published: 1968
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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History of the Florentine People: Books 5-8
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 616

History of the Florentine People: Books 5-8

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth century. Bruni's History of the Florentine People in twelve books is generally considered the first modern work of history, and was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1442. This edition makes it available for the first time in English translation.

History of the Florentine People: Books 9-12 ; Memoirs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 524

History of the Florentine People: Books 9-12 ; Memoirs

Leonardo Bruni was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was one of the best-selling authors of the 15th century. Bruni's 'History of the Florentine People' is generally considered the first modern work of history.

War and Society in Renaissance Florence
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 462

War and Society in Renaissance Florence

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1961
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Latin Translation in the Renaissance
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 226

Latin Translation in the Renaissance

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The Justification of Florentine Foreign Policy Offered by Leonardo Bruni in His Public Letters
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 206
In Praise of Florence
  • Language: en

In Praise of Florence

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The Italian Renaissance was the home of modern ideas about republican freedom, democracy, balance of power, and free competition. But the period in which these ideas originated, the 14th and 15th century, is still relatively unknown, in spite of the fact that this time displays a remarkable similarity with our own. Leonardo Bruni was the first to formulate these new ideas. His impact on the later thinkers of the Renaissance has been enormous. Therefore indirectly he put his mark on the development of the political thought of the whole western world. A good reason for an English translation of this early work of the Florentine humanist. It contains the germs of the thoughts elaborated in later works such as the History of the Florentine People and the Funeral Speech for Nanni de' Strozzi.