The Measure of Man: Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance - Lawrence Rothfield

Written by Lawrence Rothfield
Read by David de Vries
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

General Information
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Title: The Measure of Man
Subtitle: Liberty, Virtue, and Beauty in the Florentine Renaissance
Author: Lawrence Rothfield
Narrator: David de Vries
Audiobook Copyright: 2021
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781666104967
Subjects: Art, History, Nonfiction

File Information
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Media Format: MP3
Total Files: 8
Total Size: 197 MB
Bitrate: 64 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Channels: Stereo

Book Description
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It was one of the most concentrated surges of creativity in the
history of civilization. Between 1390 and 1537, Florence poured forth
an astonishing stream of magnificent artworks. But Florentines did
more during this brief period than create masterpieces. As citizens of
a fractious republic threatened from below, without, and within, they
also were driven to reimagine the political and ethical basis of their
world, exploring the meaning and possibilities of liberty, virtue, and
beauty. This vibrant era is brought to life in rich detail by noted
historian Lawrence Rothfield in The Measure of Man. His account
introduces listeners to a city teeming with memorable individuals and
audacious risk-takers, capable of producing works of the most serene
beauty and acts of the most shocking violence. Rothfield’s cast of
characters includes book hunters and book burners, devout Christians
and assassins, humble pharmacists and arrogant oligarchs, all caught
up in a dramatic struggle-a tragic arc running from the cultural
heights of republican idealism in the early fifteenth century, through
the aesthetic flowerings and civic vicissitudes of the age of the
Medici and Savonarola, to the brooding meditations of Machiavelli and
Michelangelo over the fate of the dying republic.