MARS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Francesco Guicciardini, Petrarch, Pope Leo X
18 Apr 2012
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Introduction: the three great books of the renaissance: castiglione: the book of the courtier, machiavelli: the prince, guicciardini: the history of italy. Humanist scholars employed as royal secretaries or served as ambassadors: a highly aristocratic culture xi. A new model of behavior in the later renaissance: castiglione"s book exemplified this new trend, it became one of the most popular and widely read books of the italian. Renaissance culture: the influence of neo-platonism, the last years of castiglione"s life, he is forced to leave urbino. 2: he becomes papal ambassador at the court of the holy roman. Emperor: the sack of rome by the forces of charles v, castiglione"s death, his portrait by raphael. Guicciardini"s the history of italy: guicciardini came from a leading florentine family, his family"s support of the medici, guicciardini"s father, guicciardini"s early career, his appointment to the signoria, guicciardini and, pope leo x. 3: pope clement vii, the conflict between the french king and the holy roman.
