A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, this work presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Savonarola.
A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, this work presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Savonarola.
Lauro Martines is Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of California, Los Angeles. A renowned scholar of Renaissance Italy, he now writes regularly for The Times Literary Supplement. The author of April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici, he lives in London with his wife, the novelist Julia O'Faolian. His novel of Renaissance Italy, Loredana, won the Sagittarius Prize for 2005.
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* Acknowledgment * List of Illustrations * An X Ray of Florentine Government * Glossary of Terms * Ch. 1 Chorus * Ch. 2 Vile Bodies: 1472 1490 * Ch. 3 The Friar Returns: 1490 1491 * Ch. 4 The Wait: 1492 1494 * Ch. 5 Fear and Loathing: November 1494 * Ch. 6 Holt Liberty * Ch. 7 Stamping out Tyranny: 1494 1495 * Ch. 8 God and Politics * Ch. 9 Angels and Enforcers: 1496 1498 * Ch. 10 The Pope and the Friar: 1495 1497 * Ch. 11 The Savonrolan Moment * Ch. 12 Wailers and Bigots * Ch. 13 Excommunication: May June 1497 * Ch. 14 Five Executions: August 1497 * Ch. 15 Rome Closes In * Ch. 16 Foiled Fire * Ch. 17 The Siege of San Marco: April 1498 * Ch. 18 Confessions of a Sinner * Ch. 19 Fire Again: Three Executions: May 1498 * Ch. 20 The Conscience of a City * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgment * List of Illustrations * An X Ray of Florentine Government * Glossary of Terms * Ch. 1 Chorus * Ch. 2 Vile Bodies: 1472 1490 * Ch. 3 The Friar Returns: 1490 1491 * Ch. 4 The Wait: 1492 1494 * Ch. 5 Fear and Loathing: November 1494 * Ch. 6 Holt Liberty * Ch. 7 Stamping out Tyranny: 1494 1495 * Ch. 8 God and Politics * Ch. 9 Angels and Enforcers: 1496 1498 * Ch. 10 The Pope and the Friar: 1495 1497 * Ch. 11 The Savonrolan Moment * Ch. 12 Wailers and Bigots * Ch. 13 Excommunication: May June 1497 * Ch. 14 Five Executions: August 1497 * Ch. 15 Rome Closes In * Ch. 16 Foiled Fire * Ch. 17 The Siege of San Marco: April 1498 * Ch. 18 Confessions of a Sinner * Ch. 19 Fire Again: Three Executions: May 1498 * Ch. 20 The Conscience of a City * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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