Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance, The

Overview

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understanding of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe.

Significance

Taken together, these essays throw a new and searching light on the Renaissance as a European phenomenon.