Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was een kunst- en cultuurhistoricus die de historiografie van beide vakgebieden diepgaand beïnvloedde. Hij wordt erkend als een van de belangrijkste grondleggers van de cultuurgeschiedenis, hoewel zijn benadering aanzienlijk verschilt van hedendaagse academische opvattingen. Zijn werk pionierde met de holistische studie van historische perioden, waarbij niet alleen beeldende kunst, maar ook maatschappelijke instellingen en het dagelijks leven werden omvat, wat een allesomvattend beeld van een tijdperk bood.
From a publishing house dedicated to promoting conservative libertarianism, comes a reprint of a collection of correspondence by Swiss art historian Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), a man "viscerally opposed to mass suffrage, modern public education, women in scholarship, and public health insurance." These letters have been selected to give a view of Burckhardt's life, the evolution of his thinking, and his chief concerns. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Focusing on the evolution of the Italian Renaissance, this significant work delves into the cultural and artistic transformations of the period. Originally published in 1860, it is presented here in a two-volume English translation from 1878, offering in-depth analysis and insights into the key figures and movements that shaped this pivotal era in history. Burckhardt's scholarship provides a comprehensive understanding of the Renaissance's impact on art, society, and thought.
In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competition that led, in turn, to a tyranous state with minimal personal freedoms. Burckhardt's landmark project, the culmination of thirty years of scholarlship by leading Oxford historian, Oswyn Murray, offers a rich cultural history of a fascinating society.
The book offers a reprint of a classic work originally published in 1873, preserving its historical significance and literary style. Readers can explore the themes and insights of the period, gaining a deeper understanding of the context and societal issues of the time. This edition is ideal for those interested in vintage literature and the evolution of storytelling.
Studies the culture which emerged in Italy during the Renaissance, focusing on developments in statecraft, art, and literature.
Renowned for his Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy and Reflections on History (published by Liberty Fund), Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897) has well been described as "the most civilized historian of the nineteenth century." Judgments on History and Historians consists of records collected by Emil Dürr from Burckhardt's lecture notes for history courses at the University of Basel from 1865 to 1885. The 149 brief sections span five eras: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, History from 1450 to 1598, the History of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, and the Age of Revolution. As Walter Goetz observed of the work a generation ago, "It is impossible to imagine a more profound introduction to world history and its driving forces." Alberto R. Coll is a Professor of Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, and politics. In this landmark work he depicts the Italian city-states of Florence, Venice and Rome as providing the seeds of a new form of society, and traces the rise of the creative individual, from Dante to Michelangelo. A fascinating description of an era of cultural transition, this nineteenth-century masterpiece was to become the most influential interpretation of the Italian Renaissance, and anticipated ideas such as Nietzsche's concept of the 'Ubermensch' in its portrayal of an age of genius.
A guide to the study and comprehension of historical processes. Burckhardt makes a clear distinction between that state and the voluntary activities of socirty. He focuses on the nature and reciprocal interactions of the state, religion and culture.
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was one of the first great historians of culture and art. In his manuscript on the genres of Italian Renaissance painting-still unpublished in the original German and published here in English for the first time-Burckhardt assayed a transformative approach to the study of art history. Rather than undertaking a biographical or a chronological reading of artistic development, Burckhardt chose to read the source materials and extant works of the Italian Renaissance synchronically, by genre. Probably written between 1885 and 1893, this manuscript takes up twelve different categories of paintings, ranging from the allegorical to the historical, from the biblical to the mythological, from the glorification of saints to the denunciation of sinners. Maurizio Ghelardi's introductory essay analyzes Burckhardt's innovative treatment of his subject, establishing the importance of this text not only within Burckhardt's oeuvre but also within the continuum of art historical research.
Studies the culture which emerged in Italy during the Renaissance, focusing on developments in statecraft, art, and literature.