| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford-Warburg studies |
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Oxford-Warburg studies.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Series page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Verisimilitude and Historical Truth -- 1. The Brunian Tradition: Political Utility and the Overall Meaning of History -- 1.1 Impartiality and Utility -- 1.2 Political Utility -- 1.3 Propaganda -- 1.4 Credible Words -- 1.5 Credible Things -- 1.6 Credible Sources -- 2. Facio vs. Valla: Verisimilitude and Factual Truth -- 2.1 Brevity -- 2.2 Verisimilitude and Dignity -- 2.3 Selectiveness, Omissions, and Praise -- 2.4 Factual Truth |
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2.5 Truth and Necessity -- 3. Quattrocento Antiquarianism: Exhaustiveness, Factuality, and Criticism -- 3.1 The Fifteenth-Century "Antiquarian" Tradition -- 3.2 Words and Things -- 3.3 Past and Present -- 3.4 The Annalistic Style -- 3.5 History as Catalog -- 3.6 Criticism -- Part II Verisimilitude and Historical Criticism -- 4. Humanist Criticism: Verisimilitude and Historical Inquisition -- 4.1 The Judicial Use of Verisimilitude -- 4.2 The "Legal-Rhetorical Mentality" -- 4.3 Criticism in the Brunian Tradition -- 4.4 Valla and the Legal Tradition -- 4.5 Historical Inquisitio |
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4.6 Acumen and Truth -- 5. Annius of Viterbo: Historical Forgery and the Flaws of Quattrocento Antiquarianism -- 5.1 Annius and Humanist Historiography -- 5.2 Annius' Ideological Aims -- 5.3 Chaldean Truths, Greek Lies -- 5.4 Annius' Antiquarian Masquerade -- 5.5 Annius' Antiquarian Topics -- 5.6 Annius' Dubious Success -- 6. Conclusion: The Rise of Criticism -- 6.1 Annius' Fall from Favor: The Emergence of Critical Antiquarianism -- 6.2 Melchor Cano: The Triumph of Critical Verisimilitude -- 6.3 Verisimilitude and the Many Paths to Historical Criticism -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
'Historical Truth in Fifteenth-Century Italy' addresses Renaissance history, philosophy, rhetoric, and jurisprudence to shed light on how humanists conceptualized truth and, more specifically, historical truth |
| Notes |
Also issued in print: 2024 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 11, 2024) |
| Subject |
Humanism -- Italy -- History -- 15th century
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Historiography -- Italy -- History -- 15th century
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Philosophy.
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Philosophy.
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| SUBJECT |
Italy -- Civilization -- 15th century
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191994173 |
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0191994170 |
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