Carolyn Springer Knihy

Focusing on rhetoric, this 1987 text by Dr. Springer explores the contrasting styles of communication within the Papacy and the Risorgimento. It highlights the encomiastic mode used by the Papacy, which praises and glorifies, versus the exhortatory mode of the Risorgimento, which aims to inspire and encourage action. This analysis sheds light on the differing purposes and effects of rhetoric in these two significant historical contexts.

A fascinating exposition of male self-representation, Armour and Masculinity in the Italian Renaissance explores the significance of armour in early modern Italy as both cultural artefact and symbolic form.