The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy - Classic Book

This classic book by a nineteenth-century Swiss historian explores the Italian Renaissance as the beginning of the modern world, where individualism and competition for fame transformed science, the arts, and politics. The author depicts Florence, Venice, and Rome as the birthplaces of a new society and traces the rise of the creative individual from Dante to Michelangelo. This masterpiece became the most influential interpretation of the Italian Renaissance, anticipating ideas such as Nietzsche's 'Ubermensch'. A captivating description of cultural transition during an age of genius.