The Italian Renaissance

The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural history. This book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, as well as histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy.

Virginia Cox is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge and Honorary Professor of Early Modern Italian Literature and Culture. A fellow of the British Academy, she is a three-time recipient of the Renaissance Society of America's William Nelson Prize. Her five monographs include The Renaissance Dialogue  and Women's Writing in Italy, 1400 - 1650.