Reviews for The Jews in the world of the Renaissance

The average rating for The Jews in the world of the Renaissance based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-19 00:00:00 Ilie Seuchea This book offers a contrasting approach to the Italian Renaissance from the Hans Baron book that I just read, often referred to by Hay. Baron focuses on a very narrow time and place and pieces together a compelling argument. Hay steps back and tries to analyze a very broad time and place. It is a house of cards that while it may have some validity was far less rewarding to read. Perhaps someone who has studied in detail the history of Western Europe from 1300-1600 would find this more interesting.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-08-09 00:00:00 Julio Sili The historiographical debates that surround the Renaissance run far and wide, but I found this to be one of the more helpful and brief overviews of the Renaissance in Italy. It offers a fairly balanced and succinct introduction to many of the important cultural, social and political trends of period. The cover, though, is ridiculous.