The updated edition of Charles Nauert's classic account includes a section dealing with the place of women in humanistic culture and an updated bibliography, It charts the rise of humanism as the distinctive culture of the social, political and intellectual elites in Renaissance Europe.
Focusing on Renaissance humanism, this collection of essays showcases Professor Nauert's extensive research, particularly highlighting the often-ignored humanist movement at the University of Cologne. It includes critical analyses of Erasmus of Rotterdam, a prominent figure of the early sixteenth century, and explores natural philosophy's role in shaping early scientific thought. Together, these essays offer an in-depth examination of the intellectual evolution among European elites during this transformative period.