Heretics and Heroes : : how Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created our World
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Philosophical tennis through the ages -- Dress rehearsals for permanent change -- New worlds for old : innovation on sea and land -- The invention of human beauty : and the end of medieval piety -- New thoughts for new worlds : deviant monks -- Reformation! : Luther steps forward -- Intermission : Il buono, Il brutto, Il cattivo = The good,the bad, and the ugly -- Protestant picture : and other Northern images -- Christian vs. Christian : the turns of the screw -- Human love : how to live on this earth -- Postlude : Hope and regret.
From the inimitable and bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history, focusing on the Renaissance and Reformation and how this innovative period changed the Western world.
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SERIES
The hinges of history
v. VI.
PUBLISHED
New York : Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, [2013].
Year Published: 2013
Description: xxi, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780385495578
0385495579
SUBJECTS
Renaissance.
Reformation.
Ego (Psychology) -- History.
Europe -- Civilization.