The Renaissance in Italy

A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento

• Guido Ruggiero

Published by Cambridge University Press

• nonfiction
• history
• sociology

One of the most accessible yet in-depth histories I’ve read. Lively and engaging. It’s been my tour guide through the past month of Dante, Cellini, Machiavelli, Ariosto, et. al. Highly recommended.

• Additional shelves //
• florence
• greeks-and-romans
• italy
• medieval-times
• renaissance