Project Gutenberg 2021-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 292 Burckhardt, Jacob 1818 1897 Burckhardt, Jakob Christoph Valbusa, Diego Valbusa, D. (Diego) La civiltà del secolo del Rinascimento in Italia, Volume I Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Civilization_of_the_Renaissance_in_Italy Barbara Magni, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "La civiltà del secolo del Rinascimento in Italia, Volume I" by Jacob Burckhardt is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the cultural, political, and social transformations that characterized the Renaissance period in Italy, emphasizing its impact on the modern world and the evolution of humanism. The opening of the book sets the stage for an in-depth examination of how the Renaissance marked a significant turning point in European intellectual history. Burckhardt discusses the interplay between freedom and despotism, highlighting the emergence of new sociopolitical orders challenging the established norms of the medieval era. He outlines the centrality of Italian cities in reviving classical knowledge and fostering a vibrant culture that laid the foundations for modern civilization. Through this introduction, readers gain insight into the prevailing theories, conflicts, and individual contributions that shaped this pivotal era, offering a glimpse into the larger narrative that the author intends to unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Renaissance -- Italy Italy -- Civilization DG Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 813155 2025-07-25T10:56:00.279433 text/html 777268 2024-10-18T09:34:34 text/html 481585 2025-07-25T10:56:12.386312 application/epub+zip 484653 2025-07-25T10:56:02.403422 application/epub+zip 417135 2025-07-25T10:56:01.369398 application/epub+zip 691670 2025-07-25T10:56:19.458317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630853 2025-07-25T10:56:11.284306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563116 2022-09-28T22:06:09.062069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664777 2025-07-25T10:55:58.899412 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 644702 2024-10-18T09:34:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17075 2025-07-25T10:56:19.620289 application/rdf+xml 13433 2025-07-25T10:56:01.550361 image/jpeg 2611 2025-07-25T10:56:01.462385 image/jpeg 399855 2025-07-25T10:56:00.343434 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