The Darker Vision of the Renaissance

The Darker Vision of the RenaissanceThe Darker Vision of the Renaissance explores political, literary, social, religious, medical, and artistic events between 1300 and 1670 that led beyond the bounds of reason into the nonrational, irrational, and suprarational phenomena of the European Renaissance. Robert S. Kinsmans introduction examines Renaissance uses of ratio, fancy and folly, melancholy, anxietas, and alienation. Lynn White Jr. presents the essential thesis of the collection in

shape-shifting animals

The exploitation of enslaved labor stimulated capitalist expansion during and after the bloody reign of the British Empire—at the cost of war

new forms of social life

understanding the global interconnections in economic and financial markets is crucial for making informed and well-timed decisions

Gebrauch der Modi in Adverbialsätzen

most consequential conflict in modern history

and theatrical representation

P2P systems

This poetic tribute celebrates Libra’s grace

the book examines irregularities introduced by archons

seit Thomas Morus' Utopia (1516)

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