Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

A book of verse, professedly written in the sonnet genre, may appear as restrictive and constraining as to its scope and expanse but like the Urdu ghazal may contain a kaleidoscope of subjects, ...

Petrarch was actually the one to assign ... Portraits reflected the values of Renaissance humanism alongside economic changes that allowed wealthy families to commission their own paintings.

Investigates the nature and implications of Renaissance Humanism in Italy (14th and 15th centuries) as well as its impact in Northern Europe in the 16th century. Includes the literary works of such ...

It’s time to dig the corset and elf ears out of the closet because the Arizona Renaissance Festival is back. You’re being summoned to the vibrant Village of Fairhaven, where the historical and ...

Nuclear power, in particular, has been on the cusp of a renaissance for years, driven by advances in fuel and reactor designs that promise to make a new generation of power plants safer and ...

But his legacy has sprawled further than any other, inspiring filmmakers to embrace a kind of humanism where every character — immigrants and criminals and kids, the financially struggling and ...

Petrarch yearns for his beloved, Laura – who has few specific attributes bar being fair-haired and modest – even after her death. Another celebrated writer of the Italian Renaissance, Angelo Poliziano ...