The Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0754602672
ISBN-13
9780754602675
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 19th, 2001
Print length
284 Pages
Weight
690 grams
Ksh 30,600.00
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The articles in this volume re-evaluate and present to an English-reading public the figure of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici (1518-72), the alleged "destroyer" of Florentine "liberty". Although much maligned, it demonstrates that Duke Cosimo I was, in fact, an incredibly astute and successful ruler.
When he suddenly came to power in Italy in 1537, the young Duke Cosimo I de'' Medici amazed friends and foes alike with his ability to extricate himself from mortal danger, affirm his authority and revive a dying state. He doubled the size of his duchy and established a dynasty that ruled unchallenged for 200 years. This volume is the first book-length study in any language to approach the figure of Duke Cosimo I from the point of view of his cultural agenda. The contributors examine the political, economic, cultural and linguistic strategies that made Cosimo a successful leader, and in the process illuminate the cultural world of mid-sixteenth-century Tuscany.
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