{"product_id":"england-and-the-italian-renaissance-isbn-9780631233657","title":"England and the Italian Renaissance","description":"This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of \u003ci\u003eEngland and the Italian Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFourth edition of \u003cb\u003eSir John Hale’s\u003c\/b\u003e classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance, first published in 1954.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book’s focus on fundamental issues and basis in little-read primary sources ensures that it endures as an important contribution to historical scholarship. Clear, chronological narrative, beautifully written.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides essential understanding of the period, illuminating both British and Italian cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe fourth edition includes a new introduction by \u003cb\u003eEdward Chaney\u003c\/b\u003e who is an expert on Anglo-Italian cultural relations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChaney surveys the scholarship of the last 50 years and supplies an up-to-date bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Table of Contents. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Third Edition: Edward Chaney.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Beginnings of Interest: mid-Sixteenth to mid-Seventeenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. From Description to Speculation: mid-Seventeenth to Late Eighteenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Taste for Italian Paintings: I Sixteenth to Late Eighteenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Medici and William Roscoe: Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Taste for Italian Paintings: II Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Prejudice and the Term Renaissance: Early to mid-Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Taste for Italian Paintings: III Early Nineteenth Century to Ruskin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. John Addington Symonds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn Hale\u003c\/b\u003e was formerly Professor of Italian History at University College London. He had been a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Jesus College, Oxford; the founding Professor of History at the University of Warwick; a visiting fellow at the Harvard Centre for Renaissance Studies, I Tatti, Florence; and Professor of Italian at University College London. He was a fellow of the British Academy, a former chairman of the Trustees of the National Gallery and was knighted for ‘services to learning and the arts’ in 1984. His books include \u003ci\u003eEngland and the Italian Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli and Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e Italy (1961), \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eRenaissance War Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eWar and Society in Renaissance Europe 1450-1620\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eThe Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). Professor Hale died in 1999. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Chaney\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Fine and Decorative Arts and founding Chair of the History of Collecting Research Centre at the Southampton Solent University. He is the author or editor of several book on Anglo-Italian relations, including \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of the Grand Tour: Anglo-Italian Cultural Relations since the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of English Collecting: Receptions of Italian Art in the Tudor and Stuart Periods\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland and the Italian Renaissance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1954 and pioneered a new approach to comparative cultural history. It was Sir John Hale’s first major book and provided the foundation for his distinguished career as a historian of Italian history, art and culture. Since \u003ci\u003eEngland and the Italian Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e is based on an analysis of primary materials and focuses on perennial themes, it endures as an important contribution to historical scholarship. The clear, chronological narrative is beautifully written and illuminates both British and Italian cultural history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition includes a new introduction by Edward Chaney who is an expert on Anglo-Italian cultural relations, the Grand Tour and the history of collecting. As well as providing an introduction to the writings of John Hale and this book in particular, Professor Chaney surveys the scholarship of the past 50 years and supplies the reader with an up-to-date bibliography. This revision will enable a new generation of readers to enjoy Hale’s classic history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989139046629,"sku":"NP9780631233657","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631233657.jpg?v=1761782955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/england-and-the-italian-renaissance-isbn-9780631233657","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}