Ebook: The Renaissance

The Story of Civilization, Volume V: A history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576. This is the fifth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.;Intro; Dedication; To the Reader; List of Illustrations; Book I. Prelude: 1300-77; Chapter I: The Age of Petrarch and Boccaccio: 1304-75; I. The Father of the Renaissance; II. Naples and Boccaccio; III. The Poet Laureate; IV. Rienzo's Revolution; V. The Wandering Scholar; VI. Giotto; VII. The Decameron; VIII. Siena; IX. Milan; X. Venice and Genoa; XI. Twilight of the Trecento; XII. Perspective; Chapter II: The Popes in Avignon: 1309-77; I. The Babylonian Captivity; II. The Road to Rome; III. The Christian Life; Book II: The Florentine Renaissance: 1378-1534