![]() ![]() The fact that Burckhardt’s bicentennial has garnered comparatively less attention than last year’s “Reformation 500” isn’t particularly surprising Jacob Burckhardt is certainly less a household name than Martin Luther. 2018: The Year of The RenaissanceĪ conference at the British Academy at the end of May titled “Burckhardt at 200: The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance reconsidered” focused on the Swiss historian and his monumental work, although without the same fanfare as the numerous events scheduled in 2017 to commemorate another historical anniversary, the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation. Part of what’s fueling scholarly interest is an historical anniversary: 2018 marks the 200 th birthday of Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), author of what is arguably still the most famous study of the Italian Renaissance, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, first published in 1860. ![]()
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