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

Renaissance art; History; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Church history

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.

By: Paul Strathern
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780099546443
ISBN 10: 0099546442
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
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 *