Savonarola. Ascesa e caduta di un profeta del Rinascimento

The stones of Florence are suffused in history. The traces of the past are everywhere, the traces of the Medici, from magnificent beginnings to a wretched and degenerate end. The traces are there, too, of Girolamo Savonarola, the Dominican friar who became, for a brief season, the avatar and prophet Leggi tutto

The life of Savonarola has interested me for a long time, although it has become especially fascinating in the context of the current political season. I am not sure what is most interesting -- the skilled preacher, the prophet of doom and the promise of salvation, the political theorist, the arbite Leggi tutto

Well written history. Unfortunately, I was more interested in the spiritual growth that Savonarola may have kindled in himself and those who were his disciples. Detailed Renaissance history, not personal Spiritual growth was the purpose of this book and if that is what you are looking for, then you

what a guy

This is a well reasoned, well written and organized study that neither demonizes Savonarola nor writes a hagiography but places him in the context of Florentine anti-Medici republicanism. This nuanced treatment also examines the role of ecclesiastical corruption and European politics in his rise and Leggi tutto