The Florentines

Length: 14 hrs 35 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Tantor Audio

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This audiobook presents a comprehensive 400-year history of Florence, exploring the cultural transformations that unfolded from Dante's birth in 1265 to Galileo's death in 1642. It delves into the profound changes in art, architecture, and thought that birthed the Renaissance, emphasizing the rise of humanism and its focus on common humanity over spirituality. As these revolutionary ideas originated in Florence, they spread throughout Italy and beyond, shaping the cultural landscape of Western civilization.

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