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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 63min
Discusses Lorenzo's relationships with other famous Renaissance legends, including Leonardo and Michelangelo. Includes a bibliography for further reading. "How beautiful is youth that is always slipping away." (Lorenzo de' Medici) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? When historians are asked to pick a point in history when Western civilization was transformed and guided down the path to modernity, most of them point to the Renaissance. Indeed the Renaissance revolutionized art, philosophy, religion, sciences, and math, with individuals like Galileo, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Dante, and Petrarch bridging the past and modern society. In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Renaissance, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of the most important men and women of the Renaissance in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the place that started and developed the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medicis, the family dynasty of Florence that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. The dynasty held such influence that some of its family members even became pope. Among all of the Medicis, its most famous member ruled during the Golden Age of Florence, at the apex of the Renaissance's artistic achievements. Lorenzo de' Medici, commonly referred to as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was groomed both intellectually and politically to rule Venice, and he took the reins of power at just 20 years old. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Hudspeth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035429/bk_acx0_035429_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Die bezaubernde Florentinerin
Es ist das Jahr 1572, als ein junger blonder Italiener nach einer beschwerlichen Reise an den Hof des indischen Großmoguls Akbar gelangt. Er behauptet, über verschlungene Pfade mit dem Mogul verwandt zu sein. Zum Beweis erzählt der Fremde die schier abenteuerliche Geschichte ihrer gemeinsamen Abstammung - eine Geschichte, die sich vom Florenz der Renaissancezeit bis in das fabelhafte indische Großreich erstreckt, die von den Medicis, von Machiavelli, dem Entdecker Vespucci und einer geheimnisvollen Schönheit berichtet - ihrer beider Vorfahrin und, so sagt man, die schönste Frau der Welt ...- Shop: buecher
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Everything You Need to Know About 'The Prince' , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 64min
Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence on May 3, 1469, as Florence was undergoing its transition into the Renaissance, guided by the Medicis. Machiavelli was a public servant during the Republic, losing his office when the Medicis returned to power. Despite that, Machiavelli dedicated The Prince to the ruling Medici of the time, leading some today to still speculate whether the book was a satire. Regardless, The Prince remains one of the most influential political philosophies of history, and Machiavelli himself will forever be associated for the "ends justify the means" philosophy that he wrote about and which even today is called Machiavellian. The Prince was eventually published in 1532, though evidence exists that the manuscript was circulated before this point, which was deemed more polite than physical publication. Twenty-seven years later, in 1559, the text was, unsurprisingly, registered to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (the Catholic Church's list of banned books) on the grounds of immorality. The text can generally be divided into four parts. Chapters 1-11 outline the different types of principalities, and the benefits and drawbacks of each, to "discuss how such principalities are to be ruled and preserved" (II.1). Chapters 12-14 discussed military force, including how to amass and maintain an army. But it is Chapters 15-23 that make the book infamous. In these chapters, Machiavelli discusses the importance (or unimportance) of morality, claiming, "it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity" (XV.2). Thus, the "ends" justify the "means." The Prince is just as notorious today as it was nearly 500 years ago, and Machiavelli's political philosophy has never been more relevant. Everything You Need to Know About 'The Prince' is the perfect resource for understanding Machiavelli's seminal treatise, explaining the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Gallagher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/095787/bk_acx0_095787_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The First Italian War: The History and Legacy of the Italian Wars' Initial Conflict at the Height of the Renaissance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 67min
In 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples. In 1536, only one remained - Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers. Italians responded to the fragmentation, forevermore, of Latin Christendom, the end of self-governance for Italians, and the beginning of the early modern era in a myriad of ways. They were always heavily influenced by the lived experience of warfare between large Christian armies on the peninsula. Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the place that started and developed the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medicis, the family dynasty of Florence that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. The dynasty held such influence that some of its family members were even ordained as pope. Among all of the Medicis, its most famous member ruled during the Golden Age of Florence, at the apex of the Renaissance’s artistic achievements. Lorenzo de Medici, commonly referred to as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was groomed both intellectually and politically to rule, and he took the reins of power at the age of 20.Lorenzo de Medici may have not been a king, prince, or duke, but he nevertheless held significant influence over all of the noble houses of the region, from Milan and Naples to the King of France. Between 1482 and 1484, Lorenzo’s influence prevented a close alliance between King Louis IX of France and the city of Venice, which was at war with Ferrara. Lorenzo’s personal influence helped reduce Venice’s power in the region. During the Baron’s War of 1485 and 1486, while Florence sided with the pope, Lorenzo favored Ferdinando of Aragon, who had close ties with Naples, giving Lorenzo the chance to attempt to negotiate an improvement in relations between the pop ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156948/bk_acx0_156948_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Tortilla Curtain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 707min
Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacker lead an ordered, sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: He is a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. From the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delany into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding. Winner of the Prix Medicis Etranger and now a major motion picture. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: T. C. Boyle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001523/bk_blak_001523_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Leonardo da Vinci
Maler, Erfinder, Anatom, Musiker und Philosoph: Leonardo da Vinci gilt als einer der vielseitigsten und genialsten der großen Künstler - und als der geheimnisvollste. Obwohl er für sein Werk seit Jahrhunderten gefeiert wird, bleibt seine Person an sich schwer fassbar, verbleibt ein Großteil seiner Lebensgeschichte im Verborgenen. Historisch genau und zugleich spannend erzählt das Buch die Geschichte von Leonardos Leben - seiner Kindheit als Waise, den Lehrjahren in Florenz, seiner Anstellung bei den großen Fürsten seiner Zeit wie den Medicis oder Borgias und von seinem Lebensabend im Schloss Clos Lucé bei Amboise im Dienste Franz I. von Frankreich.- Shop: buecher
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Leonardo da Vinci
Maler, Erfinder, Anatom, Musiker und Philosoph: Leonardo da Vinci gilt als einer der vielseitigsten und genialsten der großen Künstler - und als der geheimnisvollste. Obwohl er für sein Werk seit Jahrhunderten gefeiert wird, bleibt seine Person an sich schwer fassbar, verbleibt ein Großteil seiner Lebensgeschichte im Verborgenen. Historisch genau und zugleich spannend erzählt das Buch die Geschichte von Leonardos Leben - seiner Kindheit als Waise, den Lehrjahren in Florenz, seiner Anstellung bei den großen Fürsten seiner Zeit wie den Medicis oder Borgias und von seinem Lebensabend im Schloss Clos Lucé bei Amboise im Dienste Franz I. von Frankreich.- Shop: buecher
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Der Hof der Wölfe / Jack Wynter Bd.2 (eBook, ePUB)
Eine neue Zeit bricht an in Europa ... 1485, eine Zeit voller Konflikte und Umbrüche in Europa: Henry Tudor hat Richard III. bezwungen und Englands Thron bestiegen. In Florenz spielt der mächtige Lorenzo de' Medici ein Katz-und-Maus-Spiel mit dem Vatikan, und Isabella von Spanien zieht gegen die Osmanen in den Krieg. Währenddessen steht Jack Wynter vor dem Nichts, nachdem sein Vater exekutiert und ihm eine wertvolle Karte gestohlen wurde. Er folgt dessen letzten Worten nach Florenz, wo er sich die Hilfe der Medicis erhofft. Doch am intriganten Hof von Florenz warten weitere Gefahren auf Jack. Und es gibt jemanden, der nur ein Ziel kennt: Jack endgültig zu zerstören ...- Shop: buecher
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Les Anecdotes De Florence
Les Anecdotes De Florence ab 32.49 € als Taschenbuch: L'Histoire Secrete De La Maison De Medicis (1734). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 931min
Master Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and writer Benvenuto Cellini is best remembered for his magnificent autobiography. In this work, which was actually begun in 1558 but not published until 1730, Cellini beautifully chronicles his flamboyant times. He tells of his adventures in Italy and France, and his relations with popes, kings, and fellow artists. From Florence and Pisa to Siena and Rome, Cellini portrays a tumultuous period - the age of Galileo, Michelangelo and the de Medicis - with an artist's eye for detail and a curmudgeon's propensity for criticism. Cellini, according to himself, lived a very full life, and his account of his exploits, though grandiloquent and somewhat suspect, is always entertaining. Historians have considered this work to be a prime example of the emergence of modern individualism during the Renaissance. Translated by John Addington Symonds. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Whitfield. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/002013/bk_blak_002013_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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