

Renaissance: The Transformation of the West
Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprar
É necessário ter uma assinatura Prime
Sujeito aos termos
Episódios
T1 EP.1 – The Spirit of Renaissance
19 de julho de 201833 minHow did the Renaissance - as it occurred in Italy and in other parts of Europe - pioneer a new way of thinking about history itself? Who, exactly, was the typical "Renaissance Man"? Get answers to these and other questions about the Renaissance's powerful fusion of classical and medieval worldviews.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.2 – Rebirth: Classical Values Made New
19 de julho de 201827 minHere, consider how the key contexts and values of the European Renaissance set the stage for a new era of questions. The two chief examples you'll use to chart the origins of the European Renaissance are the Black Death and the letters of Petrarch.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.3 – The Medieval Roots of Italian Renaissance
19 de julho de 201832 minDiscover why the Renaissance first bloomed in, of all places, Italy. First, look at the politics and economics of medieval Italian states. Then, explore how the legacies of antiquity gained traction throughout the peninsula. Finally, consider the influence of trade revivals, a dynamic social order, and the profits from holy wars.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.4 – The Rise of the Humanists
19 de julho de 201833 minFocus on one of the most-challenging foundational concepts of the Renaissance: humanism. Professor McNabb outlines how and why education underwent its extreme makeover, explores the fields that dominated this new way of learning, and introduces you to humanist schools and schoolmasters.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.5 – Renaissance Florence: Age of Gold
19 de julho de 201831 minFlorence, defined by hierarchy and inequality, has become synonymous with the Italian Renaissance. How did this happen? Here, you will explore the complex political journey of this "most noble" of cities from model republic to six decades of domination by the iconic Medici family, and back again.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.6 – Renaissance Venice: More Serene Republic
19 de julho de 201830 minDive into the byzantine history and legacy of Venice during the period of the Renaissance, when the city managed to prosper even without that most valuable of commodities: land. Learn how Venice was shaped by its merchant elite, how it joined the ranks of Italian city-states, and how Venice experienced humanism.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.7 – Renaissance Rome and the Papal States
19 de julho de 201832 minInvestigate how the new learning in Rome challenged the wisdom of centuries of spiritual authority as the capital of Christianity. While exploring Rome's papal history, encounter the noble family who considered it their birthright to wield control over the city: the infamous Borgias (including Cesare and Pope Alexander VI).Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.8 – Renaissance Italy's Princes and Rivals
19 de julho de 201833 minIn this lecture, turn to the other great power players in Renaissance Italy, including the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and the duchy of Milan. Then, examine the eclipse of the age of the republics by the age of the tyrants: elite families who used cunning to obtain - and maintain - positions of authority.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.9 – Renaissance Man as Political Animal
19 de julho de 201831 minRenaissance Man can perhaps best be understood as an educational and political ideal, someone as schooled in warfare as he was in classical antiquity. Here, meet three men whose lives and works exemplify different iterations of the Renaissance Man in action: Niccolò Machiavelli, Baldassare Castiglione, and Leon Battista Alberti.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.10 – Women and the Italian Renaissance Court
19 de julho de 201833 minStep inside 15th- and 16th-century Italian courts to investigate how a number of smart, powerful, and cunning women helped steer the course of the Renaissance. Among the women you'll meet are Isabella d'Este, noted for her trendsetting sense of style and substance, and the Italian poet, Veronica Franco.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.11 – Painting in the Early Italian Renaissance
19 de julho de 201833 minUsing the careers and works of artists like Masaccio, Giotto, and Botticelli, discover how early Renaissance painting innovated and celebrated the experience of being human. In addition, you'll examine the business side of art, including matters of patronage that were central to artists during the Italian Renaissance.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.12 – Painting in the High Italian Renaissance
19 de julho de 201833 minTurn now to the High Italian Renaissance era of painting, credited with a veritable artistic revolution in the art form. During this time, artists like Leonardo and Michelangelo were celebrities who rubbed shoulders with the rich and powerful. Not to be overlooked: the role of women painters, including Artemisia Gentileschi.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.13 – Italian Sculpture, Architecture, and Music
19 de julho de 201833 minLearn how Renaissance architects and city planners - including Donato Bramante, Sebastian Serlio, and Andrea Palladio - imbued sculpture and architecture with tremendous ideological and practical power. Then, discover how Renaissance musicians helped move music out of the religious sphere and into the princely courts.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.14 – Letters in the Italian Renaissance
19 de julho de 201832 minIn this lecture, examine the lives and careers of a trio of fascinating Renaissance authors who used their words to help write the Renaissance into the pages of history. Professor McNabb covers the merchant, Francesco Datini; the artist-biographer, Giorgio Vasari; and the Florentine historian, Francesco Guicciardini.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.15 – Renaissance Statecraft: A New Path
19 de julho de 201835 minVenture to the other side of the Alps for a closer look at what's known as the "Northern Renaissance." You'll chart the political evolution of the region from barbarism to feudalism to feudal monarchy, explore why feudal monarchies trended toward weakness, and get a brief overview of power struggles among northern kings.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.16 – European Renaissance Monarchies
19 de julho de 201833 minTurn the lens on the monarchical rivalries of the Northern Renaissance, which changed the course of Western politics as much as the rivalries in Italy. Focus on the rule of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, the rise of the Tudors in England, and the waxing power of France.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.17 – The Birth of the Christian Renaissance
19 de julho de 201835 minConsider the development of humanist thought in the north, which commingled with the idea of a Christian rebirth and a reordering of society's morals that planted the seeds for the Reformation. Among the inquisitive and critical Christian humanists you'll encounter are Erasmus and Thomas More.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.18 – Northern Renaissance Art and Music
19 de julho de 201833 minUsing works by Matthias Grünewald, Jan van Eyck, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Hans Holbein the Younger, and others, explore how northern artists breathed artistic life into themes of faith, duty, and fidelity. Then, visit the court of the dukes of Burgundy for a look at the music of Guillaume Dufay.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.19 – Northern Renaissance Literature and Drama
19 de julho de 201835 minMeet the Northern Renaissance authors and playwrights who offered entertainments and edification in the page and on the stage - authors who would become some of the greatest writers in Western history. These geniuses include François Rabelais; Miguel de Cervantes; William Langland; Geoffrey Chaucer; and, of course, William Shakespeare.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.20 – Did Women Have a Renaissance?
19 de julho de 201833 minExamine the "woman question": the contemporary debate about Renaissance women's abilities and deficiencies. The question, as you'll learn, was really about access to education. Along the way, you'll consider whether we can say women had a renaissance of their own - and why that issue still matters today.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.21 – Renaissance Life: The Rural Experience
19 de julho de 201836 minIn the first of several sketches on the conditions of Renaissance life, explore the geographical setting where the vast majority of the European population lived at the time: the countryside. You'll look at festivals and feast days, types of settlements, the competition for land, and the peasant rebellions that followed.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.22 – Renaissance Life: The Urban Experience
19 de julho de 201836 minHow exactly do we define "urban" during the Renaissance? How did three, early modern institutions - craft guilds, confraternities, and public drinking establishments - help to define the urban experience? Find out in Professor McNabb's fascinating lecture on the urban experiences of rich and poor alike.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.23 – Renaissance Life: Crime, Deviance, and Honor
19 de julho de 201832 minContinue exploring daily life during the Renaissance by turning to issues of personal crisis - and their consequences. In studying crime, deviance, and Renaissance attitudes toward honor and shame, you'll discover how early modern communities and authorities sought to order the world and project their morality.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.24 – Renaissance Life: Marriage
19 de julho de 201835 minMarriage during the Renaissance was a major component of the "good life" during the period. It was also a complicated affair shaped by the intersection of private desires with more practical considerations. Delve into the ways Renaissance societies constructed marriage, and how marriage customs differed depending on geographic location.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprarT1 EP.25 – Renaissance Life: Home and Hearth
19 de julho de 201834 minWhat was domestic life like during the Renaissance? Get a feel for it with this lecture that highlights several topics related to home and hearth. These topics include: food culture (with a focus on baking), the practicalities of dress, the details about childrearing, and the role of servants and retainers.Período de teste gratuito do canal The Great Courses Signature Collection ou comprar