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  1. Classical humanism
  2. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
    1. least feudalized
    2. commercial and financial center
    3. politics of the Italian city-states
    4. economic stability
    5. Petrarch: "Father of Humanism"
      1. Florentine humanist
      2. passion for antiquity
      3. Readings
  3. Italian Renaissance Humanism
    1. Alberti and Renaissance Virtu
      1. classical education and hard work
      2. On the Family
    2. Ficino and neoplatonism
    3. Pico della Mirandola
      1. translation of ancient literary works
      2. Oration on the Dignity of Man
    4. Castiglione: The Well-Rounded Person
    5. Renaissance Women
      1. Lavinia Fontana
      2. Cassandra Fedele
      3. Laura Cereta
      4. Lucretia Marinella
    6. Machiavelli and Power Politics





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