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Nauert, Charles Garfield was born on July 26, 1928 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles G. and Helen C. (Frazer) Nauert.
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The Historical Dictionary of the Renaissance is designed to be a handy reference covering the history of the European Renaissance, the period between about 1350 and the early 17th century. It emphasizes the new humanistic learning, the vernacular literature, the innovative artistic styles, and the music because these were the activities that gave rise to the concept of a Renaissance. Because "Renaissance" is primarily a cultural concept, less attention is given to political, social, and economic developments. Nevertheless, there are substantial entries on major Italian cities where the Renaissance first developed, and also on topics like printing, the 14th-century economic depression, the Inquisition, witchcraft, and the history of the church. Chronologically, there is considerable overlap between the age of the Renaissance and the age of the Reformation. Individuals related to the Reformation are treated here only to the extent that they were involved in the development of Renaissance culture; the same is true of political leaders. There is also a chronological overlap between the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In such cases, this Dictionary follows a strictly practical policy: if readers would benefit from discussion of a traditionally medieval topic that continued to influence Renaissance Europe (for example, the Avignonese Papacy, the Western Schism, the Hundred Years' War, Dante), the topic is treated here. Traditional history of the Renaissance has almost totally ignored the role of women. There is some justification for this, since relatively few women had the opportunity to gain enough education to participate in what remained a predominantly male culture. In particular, a mere handful of women had the opportunity to master Latin, the language of higher education and most book-learning. Yet our own society has special interest in the history of women, and this reference makes a special effort to provide information on the women who did manage to become authors, on women who a
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Nauert, Charles Garfield was born on July 26, 1928 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles G. and Helen C. (Frazer) Nauert.
AB, Quincy (Illinois) College, 1950; AM, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of Illinois, 1955.
Instructor, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., 1955-1956;
assistant professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1956-1961;
professor of history, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1961;
chair Department, University Missouri, Columbia, 1965-1968. Executive secretary-treasurer Missouri Conference on History, Columbia, 1980-1993. History annotator Erasmus in English, Toronto, Ontario, since 1984.
Senior research fellow American Council Learned Socs., London, 1975-1976.
(Originally published by Dryden Press in 1977, this volume...)
(Originally published by Dryden Press in 1977, this volume...)
(In this updated edition of his classic account, Charles N...)
(The Historical Dictionary of the Renaissance is designed ...)
Board directors Columbia Soccer Club, 1969-1973. Member American History Association (chair Adams prize 1978-1981), Renaissance Society of America (council 1991-1994, since 2006), 16th Century Studies Conference (president 1978), Central Renaissance Conference (president 1974, 91), Society Reformation Research (council 1985-1988).
Married Jean Grace Porter, June 21, 1964. Children: Paul, Jonathan.