ITAL-UA 811 - “Renaissance Man” Revisited

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Centers on the study of two key texts of Italian Renaissance social and political thought, Machiavelli's Il principe, and Castiglione's Libro del Cortegiano. The human ideals described in these works-Machiavelli's ruler and Castiglione's courtier and court lady-are discussed in relation to those found in other texts of the period and in relation to the historic notion of the Renaissance as the age that saw the birth of the modern individual.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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