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 ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

In the Sarajevo Canton Assembly, it remains impossible to pass a motion to rename streets that currently honor individuals compromised by their ...

It went on to advocate “humanism ... their Renaissance origins, according to the Guard — blue, red and yellow are the traditional colors of the Medicis, the powerful Italian family that ...

"The cradle of the Renaissance, Florence was a crucible of ... "This era saw the flourishing of humanism, with the Medici family patronizing thinkers and creators, fostering advancements in ...

The paragone, from the Italian verb paragonare (to compare ... Benedetto Varchi was a Renaissance humanist and member of the Accademia Fiorentina. His Due Lezioni (1559) contains his analysis ...

Martines, a retired academic renowned for a series of scholarly books on Italian Renaissance humanism, knows his primary sources too well to fall into such traps. His interest is in the religious and ...