The Renaissance: The Origins of the Modern West.

From: Renaissance Quarterly | Date: March 22, 1995| Author: Rabil, Albert, Jr. | Copyright information

Theodore K. Rabb and his associates have produced a college course on the Renaissance for our time: a telecourse of 18 lessons, with 14 of the 18 lessons also aired on public television; a text with sources; a teacher's guide to the telecourse and text; and a tradebook. All these materials are organized around themes and the historical figures who best embody them: Prince, Warrior, Dissenter, Merchant, Artist, Scientist.

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