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The Renaissance

by Will Durant · 1953

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A colorful pageant of princes & kings, painters & philosophers, scientists & architects comes to life in Will Durant's study of the Italian Renaissance, Vol. 5 of The Story of Civilization. He sets the stage in Florence for the opening act of a magnificent cultural flowering spread across Europe & continued thru time. Even more than its artistic awakening, the Renaissance stands as a declaration of mental freedom. It was a great contribution to the progress of humankind.

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"Dr. Durant has a keen and mordant wit that flashes forth frequently to enliven his pages...he is an artist in words."—Saturday Review

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epic · 928 pages

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