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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy Paperback – October 26, 2007
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- Print length430 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 26, 2007
- Dimensions5 x 0.97 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101426400934
- ISBN-13978-1426400933
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Now, to the book, it's rather difficult to review, as it covers so many diverse aspects of Italian society at the time (times rather, the book spans over two centuries), is full of allusions to people of whom the average, educated reader will never have heard, and, by Burckhardt's own self-deprecating admission, consists of "a string of marginal notes" concerning the place and era.
Still, it's all very interesting. Essentially, I should say that it's a sort of scholarly love letter to a time and place that enchanted Burckhardt - not without its qualifications concerning the dark side of it all. Indeed, Burckhardt spends as much time describing the depredations of the condottieri and such as he does on the glories of Florence.
What was of most interest to me was the light it shed on Nietzsche - who, for the record, was far from a pupil of Burckhardt. Nietzsche's brilliance was such that he attained a full professorship at the age of 24. But there are quotes cited from figures such as Pico della Mirandola that do ring a bell to any devotee of Nietzsche: "...that thou mightiest be free to shape and to overcome thyself." Compare this remark to Nietzsche's famous exhortation that "Man is something which must be overcome!" It lends a bit of credibility to Lord Russell's unfortunate, curt summation of Nietzsche's philosophy as "I wish I had lived in Florence in the age of the Medicis."
So - my summation of this book - a very lively and informative work by a man enchanted of an age and era.
I think BiblioBazaar must has scanned the text of an old edition of the book whose copyright had expired, but then never bothered to proofread the finished product. Very bad business. Save your money and get an edition by a reputable publisher.



