The Italian Renaissance Podcast
The Italian Renaissance Podcast takes you on an exciting journey into fifteenth and sixteenth century Italy, stepping beyond the bounds of general overviews of historical themes of the Renaissance, and diving deeply into interpreting how we understand the period today. Each episode provides an analysis of cultural giants, stories of drama and violence, masterworks of literature, but most importantly, the art.
These discussions are curated for not only the adept history lover, but also the general audience, as an engaging and digestible source of information for those interested in enhancing their own understanding of Western history.
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The Italian Renaissance Podcast
Episode 1: What is the Renaissance?
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In this episode, I discuss the basics of what makes the Renaissance period unique, how we define it, and who are some of the key players. The episode details the essential elements of the proto-Renaissance and how it helped create the lines of thought developed a century later. The episode additionally covers the basics of Neoplatonism and the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople in Italy.
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