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Beyond Reception : Renaissance Humanism and the Transformation of Classical Antiquity by Baker, Patrick.;Helmrath, Johannes.;Kallendorf, Craig.; is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

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Beyond Reception applies a new concept for analyzing cultural change, known as ‘transformation', the study of Renaissance humanism. Traditional scholarship takes the Renaissance humanists at their word, that they were simply viewing the ancient world as it actually was and recreating its key features within their own culture. Initially modern studies in the classical tradition accepted this claim and saw this process as largely passive. 'Transformation theory' emphasizes the active role played b

Who reads Beyond Reception : Renaissance Humanism and the Transformation of Classical Antiquity?

Author

Baker, Patrick.;Helmrath, Johannes.;Kallendorf, Craig.;

Publisher

de Gruyter GmbH, Walter

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783110638776

Category

literary studies

Subjects

History, Reference, Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25