Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 2122 Burckhardt, Jacob 1818 1897 Burckhardt, Jakob Christoph Middlemore, S. G. C. (Samuel George Chetwynd) Middlemore, Samuel George Chetwynd The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civilization_of_the_Renaissance_in_Italy Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy" by Jacob Burckhardt is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the transformative cultural, political, and social conditions of Italy during the Renaissance, emphasizing the emergence of new political structures and personalities that shaped this pivotal period in European history. At the start of the work, Burckhardt introduces the complexity of Italian politics in the 13th century, detailing the lack of unifying power that defined the region. Notably, he discusses the contrasting styles of governance from figures like Frederick II, who centralized power effectively, to the more chaotic and tyrannical reigns that followed. He underscores the turbulent interplay of power among republics and despots, foreshadowing the rich tapestry of individual stories that would illustrate how the Italian state evolved as a “work of art.” This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the political intricacies and cultural achievements emblematic of the Renaissance, positioning Italy as the cradle of modern civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Renaissance -- Italy Italy -- Civilization DG Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1814318 2025-08-01T12:05:55.634371 text/html 1818524 2021-01-27T15:41:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 711307 2021-01-27T15:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 746241 2025-08-01T12:06:26.350746 application/epub+zip 774929 2025-08-01T12:06:02.451363 application/epub+zip 709072 2025-08-01T12:05:58.990358 application/epub+zip 1342030 2025-08-01T12:06:41.123634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097649 2025-08-01T12:06:21.682724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1030184 2022-09-01T13:35:58.599789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1360645 2025-08-01T12:05:51.646374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1360557 2014-10-21T08:06:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 537726 2014-10-21T08:07:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1353315 2014-10-21T08:06:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 536007 2014-10-21T08:07:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21168 2025-08-01T12:06:41.341653 application/rdf+xml 12223 2025-08-01T12:05:59.328337 image/jpeg 2659 2025-08-01T12:05:59.171352 image/jpeg 698374 2025-08-01T12:05:55.778388 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia