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Death in Florence

The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of Man

Paul Strathern

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English
Vintage
01 May 2012
The bloody and dramatic story of the battle for the soul of Renaissance Florence, one of the defining moments in Western history.

Lorenzo de' Medici-

The embodiment of Florence's most powerful family, a brutal man who ruled the city with an iron fist, whilst protecting it from the shifting mire of Italian politics.

Fra Girolamo Savonarola-

An unprepossessing provincial monk whose sermons, filled with Old Testament fury, resonated with the disenfranchised population of the city.

The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events - including a mighty foreign invasion, trial by fire, the 'Bonfire of the Vanities', terrible executions and mysterious deaths - featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   334g
ISBN:   9780099546443
ISBN 10:   0099546442
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of Man

Strathern combines diligent archival research with an exemplary narrative verve and keeps the pages turning -- Ian Thomson * Financial Times * Grips the reader from the first page... it is an arresting and horrifying tale and Strathern tells it with immense skill and verve * New Statesman *


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