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.Scourge and Fire: Savonarola and Renaissance Italy

by: Lauro Martines

May 03, 2007
This is undoubtedly a thoroughly researched effort from Martines, as one would expect. There is plenty of detail included from a variety of sources but it is the interpretation and use of these sources which is unconvincing and inconsistent. Too often the author decides that certain sources can be dismissed in certain situations but held to in others - at one point he claims that Macchiavelli's impression as a witness of events cannot be trusted as he didn't write them down until 15 years later, however at a distance of half a millenium Martines has better insight! There are a great number of incidents like this in the text and leaves the reader with the impression that this is revisionism for the sake of it. Far too many attacks on the Compagnacci, ... Read More:
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