Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Synthesizing the state of scholarship in a field as complex as Renaissance humanism requires an impressive collaborative effort.In this 3-volume anthology A. Rabil has brought together some of the most respected scholars in Renaissance studies to give summary accounts of various aspects of humanism.Demonstrating the competence one space no doubt played a role here and Rabil's disclaimer that bibliographical studies in his own subject has "become an industry in itself" could be applied to other subjects in the anthology.In the index, an important tool in a book where an overlap between sections is unavoidable, more extensive subject headings would have been helpful.In its present form, the index is largely confined to proper names.Such considerations not withstanding, the anthology is an admirable achieve- ment and will prove a valuable resource for students of the Renaissance.Addressing a wide audience, it provides undergraduates with lucid introductions and scholars in related fields with convenient summaries of the various aspects of humanism.
Source: Renaissance and Reformation
Institutions: University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania Press
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W606098551