Deze Britse historicus specialiseerde zich in de vroegmoderne periode. Haar werk richtte zich op de gedetailleerde studie van levens en teksten, vaak met de nadruk op interdisciplinaire benaderingen. Professioneel was ze actief in Renaissance studies en leidde ze prestigieuze onderzoekscentra, waar ze kritische edities van historische bronnen stimuleerde. Haar academische interesse reikte ook tot ethische vraagstukken met betrekking tot moderne wetenschap en maatschappij.
The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a controversial nuanced portrait of the quintessential "Renaissance man", one whose achievements, while enormous, were nonetheless sadly circumscribed by his class and station.
Today the 'two cultures' - art and science - have come to be treated as fundamentally opposed. Scientific research is castigated for its inhumane methods and lack of moral responsibility, while art is treated as an enduring source of essential guidance to society's spiritual well-being. As Lisa Jardine makes clear in this remarkable book, this is a distinction which is both artificial and historically inaccurate. The intellectual revolution of the seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries was the single most formative event in Western history, bringing together the humanities and natural sciences in an unprecedented ferment of conceptual and practical creativity. Lisa Jardine documents the forces for change which brought the human and natural sciences together and gave them shape. Each of her series of key components - among them, precise time measurement, enhanced astronomical observation, selective animal and plant breeding, and technological advances in navigation - lays a crucial part of the foundations for modern thought. She brilliantly illuminates the practice of science, its impact on the emerging modern world, and its continuing relevance to society.
The interplay of competition and collaboration among scientists during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries is vividly explored in this historical account. Lisa Jardine highlights how these dynamics fueled significant European scientific advancements, revealing that the quest for knowledge thrives in a vibrant and often contentious environment.
A wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art that examines the ways in which
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The book presents a collection of challenging and witty essays that explore Renaissance studies through a historical lens. Over a decade of critical development is encapsulated, offering fresh insights into Shakespeare's work while connecting past cultural and historical contexts to contemporary social and political issues. The author, a prominent Renaissance scholar, provokes thought and discussion about the relevance of historical literature in modern times.
The flowering of civilization, the rebirth of classical scholarship and the serendipitous coming together of some of the greatest artists the world has ever known: this is the traditional view of the Renaissance. This work provides an interpretation of that age of European culture. In it, the author argues that while aristocrats and newly prosperous merchants commissioned works of art from the leading artists of the day, vicious commercial battles were being fought over silks and spices, and who should control international trade. As humanism and the new learning spread out of Italy across Europe, the prodigious output of the printing presses which sprang up soon dictated - by accident as much as by design - what was to become the European intellectual tradition.
The book offers an in-depth analysis of the intellectual Renaissance context that influenced Bacon's ideas and philosophies. It explores the significant cultural and intellectual shifts of the time, highlighting how Bacon both drew from and challenged these prevailing notions. Through this examination, the study provides valuable insights into Bacon's contributions and the broader implications of his work within the Renaissance era.
First published in 1990. What had been left out of Left thought? What had allowed the Left to substitute nostalgia for programme and action, and to continue to address itself exclusively to labouring men, despite insistent demands for inclusion from others - notably women - who recognised themselves as belonging to the Left? What's Left?, a feminist challenge to the male-dominated ideology of the Labour Party, took shape under the pressure of two crucial events: the third successive election defeat of Labour by the Conservative Party, and the death of Raymond Williams. Swindells and Jardine analyse the difficulties the Left had including women in its account of class, to clarify general problems in British Left thought. They conclude that there was a serious and widely-perceived discrepancy between the Labour Party's model of working-class consciousness and the experiences of the contemporary workforce as a whole. An important exploration of the intellectual history of the Labour Movement, What's Left? looks critically at the Left from within the Left. It will be fascinating reading for students of cultural studies, history, politics and women's studies.
