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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: DODO PR, 336 Seiten, L=216mm, B=140mm, H=19mm, Gew.=426gr, [GR: 21600 - TB/Belletristik/Biographien, Erinnerungen], [SW: - Biography / Autobiography], Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: of DESTINY Renaissance Lives and Times BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN New York CO VICI-FRIEDE - Publishers C. O P Y k - G fci T v, I 3 BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN tf rights reserved. No part of this book may be rrpp duced in any form without permission in iyrfring from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a - magazine or newspaper. For my Mother and Father FOREWORD This book is not a scholarly treatise nor yet a superficial collection of dramatic highlights from history and biography. It is rather a book that sets forth in plain and simple language a brief outline of some of the more important lives and events in the making of modern history. It covers in chronological order the whole of that many-sided epoch which we call, for lack of a better name, the Renaissance. The lives and events included in this book have been selected by the author for three reasons first, because they illus trate the important tendencies not only of the Renaissance but also of modern life second, because most of them have been neglected by historians and biographers, or else their his tories have been somewhat perverted in the telling third, be cause they represent lives and events an understanding of which is essential to a satisfactory comprehension of what has hap pened in the making of modern history. The story begins with the intellectual dawn of modern times, when Lorenzo Valla revolutionized the thinking of his medieval contemporaries, before the art of printing was devel oped. It ends with the rising tide of capitalistic enterprise, nationalism and imperialism early in the seventeenth century. This book is one result of long studies and of investiga tions thathave carried the author into several countries. Be cause of considerable independent research, the book differs from other histories and biographies both in its interpretations and in its sources of information. It differs also in method. In so far as interpretations are concerned, they follow no conventional dictates. Every individual is examined from an individual point of view, not from the point of view of some philosophy of history or school of thought. In so far as sources of information are concerned, it suffices to say that they have been neither one-sided nor few in number. In so far as method is concerned, there is one important factor that deserves attention. It is by now well known, as many historians have insisted, that biographies from history do not give historic outlines. For in the effort to see indi vidual trees we often lose sight of the forests. The inten tion in the present volume, therefore, has been to include all necessary historic outlines so that no reader will visualize a character without visualizing also the nature of the historic period in which he or she lived. Both the forests and the trees should be plainly visible. The late Professor Paul van Dyke used to say that the only good history of the Renaissance that would ever be written would be a history which would succeed in throwing flashes of light here and there upon the entire canvas of the Renais sance, illustrating all the various sorts of people who played prominent parts in renaissance life, and illustrating also their multifarious activities. The present author has borne in mind that counsel and has, in the present book, Moulders of Destiny, attempted to set forth various conflicting lives of theRenais sance and some of the multifold activities that filled their years. It is, then, a history of Renaissance Lives and Times. The carrying out of this task was made possible through the kind interest of Mr. Pascal Covici and of Mr. Harold Strauss, his editor, who have achieved distinction among pub lishers for their willingness to promote original and unconven tional literary efforts... of DESTINY Renaissance Lives and Times BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN New York CO VICI-FRIEDE - Publishers C. O P Y k - G fci T v, I 3 BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN tf rights reserved. No part of this book may be rrpp duced in any form without permission in iyrfring from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a - magazine or newspaper. For my Mother and Father FOREWORD This book is not a scholarly treatise nor yet a superficial collection of dramatic highlights from history and biography. It is rather a book that sets forth in plain and simple language a brief outline of some of the more important lives and events in the making of modern history. It covers in chronological order the whole of that many-sided epoch which we call, for lack of a better name, the Renaissance. The lives and events included in this book have been selected by the author for three reasons first, because they illus trate the important tendencies not only of the Renaissance but also of modern life second, because most of them have been neglected by historians and biographers, or else their his tories have been somewhat perverted in the telling third, be cause they represent lives and events an understanding of which is essential to a satisfactory comprehension of what has hap pened in the making of modern history. The story begins with the intellectual dawn of modern times, when Lorenzo Valla revolutionized the thinking of his medieval contemporaries, before the art of printing was devel oped. It ends with the rising tide of capitalistic enterprise, nationalism and imperialism early in the seventeenth century. This book is one result of long studies and of investiga tions thathave carried the author into several countries. Be cause of considerable independent research, the book differs from other histories and biographies both in its interpretations and in its sources of information. It differs also in method. In so far as interpretations are concerned, they follow no conventional dictates. Every individual is examined from an individual point of view, not from the point of view of some philosophy of history or school of thought. In so far as sources of information are concerned, it suffices to say that they have been neither one-sided nor few in number. In so far as method is concerned, there is one important factor that deserves attention. It is by now well known, as many historians have insisted, that biographies from history do not give historic outlines. For in the effort to see indi vidual trees we often lose sight of the forests. The inten tion in the present volume, therefore, has been to include all necessary historic outlines so that no reader will visualize a character without visualizing also the nature of the historic period in which he or she lived. Both the forests and the trees should be plainly visible. The late Professor Paul van Dyke used to say that the only good history of the Renaissance that would ever be written would be a history which would succeed in throwing flashes of light here and there upon the entire canvas of the Renais sance, illustrating all the various sorts of people who played prominent parts in renaissance life, and illustrating also their multifarious activities. The present author has borne in mind that counsel and has, in the present book, Moulders of Destiny, attempted to set forth various conflicting lives of theRenais sance and some of the multifold activities that filled their years. It is, then, a history of Renaissance Lives and Times. The carrying out of this task was made possible through the kind interest of Mr. Pascal Covici and of Mr. Harold Strauss, his editor, who have achieved distinction among pub lishers for their willingness to promote original and unconven tional literary efforts...<

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Moulders Of Destiny - Renaissance Lives And Times Lloud W. Eshleman, Books, Biography and Memoir, Moulders Of Destiny - Renaissance Lives And Times Books>Biography and Memoir of DESTINY Renaissance Lives and Times BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN New York CO VICI-FRIEDE - Publishers C. O P Y k - G fci T v, I 3 BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN tf rights reserved. No part of this book may be rrpp duced in any form without permission in iyrfring from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a - magazine or newspaper. For my Mother and Father FOREWORD This book is not a scholarly treatise nor yet a superficial collection of dramatic highlights from history and biography. It is rather a book that sets forth in plain and simple language a brief outline of some of the more important lives and events in the making of modern history. It covers in chronological order the whole of that many-sided epoch which we call, for lack of a better name, the Renaissance. The lives and events included in this book have been selected by the author for three reasons first, because they illus trate the important tendencies not only of the Renaissance but also of modern life second, because most of them have been neglected by historians and biographers, or else their his tories have been somewhat perverted in the telling third, be cause they represent lives and events an understanding of which is essential to a satisfactory comprehension of what has hap pened in the making of modern history. The story begins with the intellectual dawn of modern times, when Lorenzo Valla revolutionized the thinking of his medieval contemporaries, before the art of printing was devel oped. It ends with the rising tide of capitalistic enterprise, nationalism and imperialism early in the seventeenth century. This book is one result of long studies and of investiga tions thathave carried the author into several countries. Be cause of considerable independent research, the book differs from other histories and biographies both in its interpretations and in its sources of information. It differs also in method. In so far as interpretations are concerned, they follow no conventional dictates. Every individual is examined from an individual point of view, not from the point of view of some philosophy of history or school of thought. In so far as sources of information are concerned, it suffices to say that they have been neither one-sided nor few in number. In so far as method is concerned, there is one important factor that deserves attention. It is by now well known, as many historians have insisted, that biographies from history do not give historic outlines. For in the effort to see indi vidual trees we often lose sight of the forests. The inten tion in the present volume, therefore, has been to include all necessary historic outlines so that no reader will visualize a character without visualizing also the nature of the historic period in which he or she lived. Both the forests and the trees should be plainly visible. The late Professor Paul van Dyke used to say that the only good history of the Renaissance that would ever be written would be a history which would succeed in throwing flashes of light here and there upon the entire canvas of the Renais sance, illustrating all the various sorts of people who played prominent parts in renaissance life, and illustrating also their multifarious activities. The present author has borne in mind that counsel and has, in the present book, Moulders of Destiny, attempted to set forth various conflicting lives of theRenais sance and some of the multifold activities that filled their years. It is, then, a history of Renaissance Lives and Times. The carrying out of this task was made possible through the kind interest of Mr. Pascal Covici and of Mr. Harold Strauss, his editor, who have achieved distinction among pub lishers for their willingness to promote original and unconven tional literary efforts...<

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[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: DODO PR], of DESTINY Renaissance Lives and Times BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN New York CO VICI-FRIEDE - Publishers C. O P Y k - G fci T v, I 3 BY LLOYD W. ESHLEMAN tf rights reserved. No part of this book may be rrpp duced in any form without permission in iyrfring from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a - magazine or newspaper. For my Mother and Father FOREWORD This book is not a scholarly treatise nor yet a superficial collection of dramatic highlights from history and biography. It is rather a book that sets forth in plain and simple language a brief outline of some of the more important lives and events in the making of modern history. It covers in chronological order the whole of that many-sided epoch which we call, for lack of a better name, the Renaissance. The lives and events included in this book have been selected by the author for three reasons first, because they illus trate the important tendencies not only of the Renaissance but also of modern life second, because most of them have been neglected by historians and biographers, or else their his tories have been somewhat perverted in the telling third, be cause they represent lives and events an understanding of which is essential to a satisfactory comprehension of what has hap pened in the making of modern history. The story begins with the intellectual dawn of modern times, when Lorenzo Valla revolutionized the thinking of his medieval contemporaries, before the art of printing was devel oped. It ends with the rising tide of capitalistic enterprise, nationalism and imperialism early in the seventeenth century. This book is one result of long studies and of investiga tions thathave carried the author into several countries. Be cause of considerable independent research, the book differs from other histories and biographies both in its interpretations and in its sources of information. It differs also in method. In so far as interpretations are concerned, they follow no conventional dictates. Every individual is examined from an individual point of view, not from the point of view of some philosophy of history or school of thought. In so far as sources of information are concerned, it suffices to say that they have been neither one-sided nor few in number. In so far as method is concerned, there is one important factor that deserves attention. It is by now well known, as many historians have insisted, that biographies from history do not give historic outlines. For in the effort to see indi vidual trees we often lose sight of the forests. The inten tion in the present volume, therefore, has been to include all necessary historic outlines so that no reader will visualize a character without visualizing also the nature of the historic period in which he or she lived. Both the forests and the trees should be plainly visible. The late Professor Paul van Dyke used to say that the only good history of the Renaissance that would ever be written would be a history which would succeed in throwing flashes of light here and there upon the entire canvas of the Renais sance, illustrating all the various sorts of people who played prominent parts in renaissance life, and illustrating also their multifarious activities. The present author has borne in mind that counsel and has, in the present book, Moulders of Destiny, attempted to set forth various conflicting lives of theRenais sance and some of the multifold activities that filled their years. It is, then, a history of Renaissance Lives and Times. The carrying out of this task was made possible through the kind interest of Mr. Pascal Covici and of Mr. Harold Strauss, his editor, who have achieved distinction among pub lishers for their willingness to promote original and unconven tional literary efforts... Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

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