The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction

• First clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon as opposed to a purely European event. An important new vision of the Renaissance for the 21st century by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation.
• Controversially disputes traditional view of a single Renaissance - proposing that this was a vibrant cultural period when western and eastern cultures mixed to great mutual benefit
• Considers the Renaissance in terms of both science and the arts.
• Offers both a comprehensive overview of a global Renaissance and a new view of the role of the East in the development of the European Renaissance.
• Argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era.

Readership: General readers, and those studying the Renaissance in history, literature, or art history.

Jerry Brotton, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London

Review(s) from previous edition

"a young Turk who likes to entertain . . . Brotton's book is full of arts and crafts . . .engaging and alluring . . .This is a Renaissance you can touch and feel - Sunday Times

"energetic and committed agenda " - Financial Times

"offers some impressive fresh evidence" - Independent

"this is a Renaissance you can touch and feel" - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Introduction
1: A global Renaissance
2: The humanist script
3: Church and state
4: Brave New Worlds
5: Science and Philosophy
6: Rewriting the Renaissance
Timeline
Further Reading
Index