{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-piero-isbn-9781859843789","title":"The Enigma of Piero","description":"Sifting the available evidence, Carlo Ginzburg builds up a vivid portrait of Piero della Francesca’s patrons and convincingly explains the contemporary intrigues resonant in his painting. This new edition, extensively illustrated, includes additional material by Ginzburg dealing with the work of Roberto Longhi, the dating of the Arezzo Cycle, and the rediscovery of della Francesca in the twentieth century.“The persuasiveness of his brilliant chain of argument is such that, in the end, the conclusions seem as firm as if based on first-hand documents.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent translation of a brilliant and stimulating thesis, well-produced and richly illustrated.”—Hugh Trevor-Roper, \u003ci\u003eThe Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A cerebral detective story that uncovers the still pertinent bond between power and art.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Includes much valuable research on the involvement of Piero’s patrons in the great political, religious and cultural events of the time.”—\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Ginzburg\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Turin and now teaches at UCLA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of the Sixteenth-Century Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcstasies: Deciphering the Witches\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003ci\u003e Sabbath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Ryle\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Sussex. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nuclear Disarmament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcology and Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJourneys in Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Soper\u003c\/b\u003e teaches philosophy and cultural theory at the University of North London. Her previous works include \u003ci\u003eOn Human Needs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat is Nature?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCulture, Politics and the Non-Human\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Verso, \u003ci\u003eTroubled Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305049968869,"sku":"NP9781859843789","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781859843789.jpg?v=1767739197","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-enigma-of-piero-isbn-9781859843789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}