The Renaissance

A Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Period in European History, Including Stories of People Such as Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Copernicus, Shakespeare, and Leonardo da Vinci

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Richard L. Walton

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then pay attention....

“Renaissance” is the French word for “rebirth,” which is given to the period of time between the 14th and 17th centuries in Europe when there was a marked resurgence in classical art, education, philosophy, architecture, and natural sciences.

At its heart, the Renaissance marked a widespread stability that Europe had not known for centuries, coupled with an inevitable desire of people everywhere to learn and express themselves. Education and economic stability transformed Europe into a beacon of high culture that eventually led to the Enlightenment and the Modern Age as we know it.

In The Renaissance, you will discover topics such as:

• A Brief look at pre-Renaissance Europe
• The Black Death
• The Italian Renaissance
• The fall of Constantinople
• The printing press
• Literature of the 15th century
• The new education
• The medics of Florence and France
• The Dutch and Flemish painting revolution
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Copernicus
• The Reformation
• The Spanish Inquisition and Renaissance
• France and the wars of religion
• Arts and politics across Renaissance Europe
• The Age of Discovery
• Women’s education
• Galileo Galilea
• English Renaissance under the Tudors
• Shakespeare, Lully, and the new art
• Seers and prophets
• The medical Renaissance
• The persecuted intellectuals
• In the years following the Renaissance
• And much, much more!

Get this audiobook now if you want to learn more about the Renaissance!

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I enjoyed It

It was a fun enjoyable read with both the book and the audio going at the same time. Also liked the second volume. The Medieval World. Highly recommend. If you can get the audio with audible you'll enjoy that also. These names get very tough to pronounce correctly.

Very Concise

Just a concise overview of the Renaissance before you get into a more serious text - valuable, if you expect nothing beyond that.

Great Book

Unique summary with relevant details and perceptive insights, especially covering significant personalities. Amazing book indeed.

Super

It is especially good for the student who might wish for more because it provides excellent context, which allows the lifelong learner to dive into certain areas without taking their deeper reading out of context.

To-The-Point

A short compressed study of the Renaissance in Europe and the various counties. As a student of the Renaissance, I liked the associations between the different countries.

Good

Listening to it now – This is a gifted writer with a touch that is both light and deep, something difficult to sustain. I look forward to buying and reading many more of her books.

Nice Audiobook

This book was so good I've bought a few more in the American Heritage series. If you want a good review of the Renaissance in Italy, then this is the ideal book for you.

5 Stars

The chapters are relatively short and rotate around the world in a relatively chronological manner. The history is far from dry and often is downright funny. Bauer has quite a talent at telling a story. I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in history.

A Lot Of Information

Had a lot of information on a kind of things. Could have been more -detailed, but a good start to learn more about the renaissance man.

Very very Informative

I was shocked by how easy it was to understand the Italian Renaissance. Some history books are an effort to digest, but this one was such a flurry I got myself caught up in it and finished it so early.