The Italian Renaissance (Learning Series) Start Price USD 125.00 Current Price USD 125.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 145.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Birmingham, AL See more about 'The Italian Renaissance (Learning Series)' Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Italian Renaissance Taught by Kenneth R Bartlett University of Toronto "The Teaching Company has become a force in adult education by distributing lectures by professors from some of the nation's leading universities"     - The New York Times If purchased from "The Teaching Company" it is $374.95 new.  This set is new (viewed one time) books never touched.           When you think of the Italian Renaissance, chances are you think of what it gave us. The extraordinary sculptures of Michelangelo. The incomparable paintings of Leonardo da Vinci. The immortal written works of Petrarch and Machiavelli.               But have you ever wondered why there was such an artistic, cultural and intellectual explosion in Italy at the start of the 14th century?   Why did it occur in Italy and not another part of Europe, and why did it happen in certain Italian city-states, such as Florence?   Why did it ultimately fail in the middle of the 16th century?           Professor Kenneth Bartlett offers you the opportunity to appreciate the results of the Italian Renaissance and to probe its origins. You will gain an understanding of the underlying social, political, and economic forces that made such exceptional art and culture possible.           In this course, you will learn from two masters: Professor Bartlett himself, and the eminent 19th-century art historian Jacob Burckhardt, who created the scholarly model—cultural history—through which the Renaissance is still widely studied today. Burckhardt believed that the Renaissance was best understood by examining the culture from which it arose: its social relations, economic structures, political systems, and religious beliefs. Place a Bid!