03122nam 2200757 a 450 991095338530332120200520144314.09780674041264067404126710.4159/9780674041264(CKB)1000000000786945(EBL)3300387(OCoLC)923111014(SSID)ssj0000133793(PQKBManifestationID)11141985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133793(PQKBWorkID)10046752(PQKB)10954971(MiAaPQ)EBC3300387(DE-B1597)457713(OCoLC)1049626804(OCoLC)979739888(DE-B1597)9780674041264(Au-PeEL)EBL3300387(CaPaEBR)ebr10318377(dli)HEB32236(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000032(Perlego)1133649(MiU)MIU01100000000000000000032(EXLCZ)99100000000078694520061005d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe culture wars of the late Renaissance skeptics, libertines, and opera /Edward MuirCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20071 online resource (xiii, 175 pages) illustrationsThe Bernard Berenson lectures on the Italian RenaissanceDescription based upon print version of record.9780674024816 0674024818 Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-167) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --ONE. The Skeptics --TWO. The Libertines --THREE. The Librettists --Notes --IndexIn this book, Muir explores an era of cultural innovation that promoted free inquiry in the face of philosophical and theological orthodoxy, advocated libertine morals, critiqued the tyranny of aristocratic fathers over their daughters, and expanded the theatrical potential of grand opera. In so doing, he reveals the distinguished past of today's culture wars, including debates about the place of women in society, the clash between science and faith, and the power of the arts to stir emotions.Bernard Berenson lectures on the Italian Renaissance.Skeptics, libertines, and operaRenaissanceItalyVeniceRenaissanceItalyPaduaVenice (Italy)History1508-1797Venice (Italy)Intellectual life16th centuryPadua (Italy)History16th centuryPadua (Italy)Intellectual life16th centuryRenaissanceRenaissance945/.3107NN 1595rvkMuir Edward1946-154211MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953385303321The culture wars of the late Renaissance2348175UNINA