This book is a significant contribution to the history of Renaissance historiography. Bruni is recognized as the greatest historian of the early Renaissance, yet this is the first study in any language that surveys all of Leonardo Bruni's numerous historical and biographical writings in the context of the times and Bruni's own intellectual development. A major achievement. -- James Hankins, Harvard University Ianziti's book is the first devoted to all of Leonardo Bruni's historical writings--not only the most celebrated Florentine Histories, but ancient and modern biographies as well as essays on ancient history. The result is an admirable book in intellectual history that will be indispensable for Renaissance scholarship. -- Riccardo Fubini, University of Florence Ianziti's outstanding study actually shows what Bruni was doing: text by text and period by period he demonstrates that Bruni took his historical period, analyzed things concretely, and then manipulated the evidence for political purposes, or to suit his personal goals. -- Arthur Field, Indiana University
Gary Ianziti is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland, Australia.
This book is a significant contribution to the history of
Renaissance historiography. Bruni is recognized as the greatest
historian of the early Renaissance, yet this is the first study in
any language that surveys all of Leonardo Bruni's numerous
historical and biographical writings in the context of the times
and Bruni's own intellectual development. A major achievement.
*James Hankins, Harvard University*
Ianziti's book is the first devoted to all of Leonardo Bruni's
historical writings--not only the most celebrated Florentine
Histories, but ancient and modern biographies as well as essays on
ancient history. The result is an admirable book in intellectual
history that will be indispensable for Renaissance scholarship.
*Riccardo Fubini, University of Florence*
Ianziti's outstanding study actually shows what Bruni was doing:
text by text and period by period he demonstrates that Bruni took
his historical period, analyzed things concretely, and then
manipulated the evidence for political purposes, or to suit his
personal goals.
*Arthur Field, Indiana University*
Long in the making, this book will likely remain among the
definitive studies of its protagonist and a must read for students
of Renaissance intellectual history.
*Choice*
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