A study of the waning of the Middle Ages and the dawning of the Renaissance as seen through the work of Petrarch and Boccaccio. Emphasis is on the study of sources and the influence of Petrarch and ...

I trace these concepts to Italian Renaissance humanism and the emergence of the author as entrepreneur. My exploration of the role of authorship proceeds in three parts: historical, doctrinal ...

Greek scholars made numerous and vital contributions to Italy’s Renaissance, helping bridge Eastern and Western intellectual ...

However, one similarity remained steadfast – like the Italian Renaissance, a great many artists and thinkers across Northern Europe put humanist thought at the center of their endeavors.