Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447) was the most important patron of Italian Renaissance humanism in England during the fifteenth century. This study reconstructs the network of patronage between Gloucester, his Italian middlemen, and several Italian humanists. Analysing their motives for establishing contacts with each other, it considers the literary interests of these men within the political and social context and argues that the early transmission of humanism to England was closely linked with the promotion of political, dynastic and socio-economic interests. This integrative approach highlights the dynamic interrelation between the intellectual and the political sphere; it shows Gloucester and the men in his circle as active proponents of their interests and explains the appeal Renaissance humanism held for such exponents of the 'vita activa' in Italy and beyond.
Author(s): Susanne Saygin
Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, 105
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 324
City: Leiden
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE. AN ACTIVE LIFE. HUMPHREY,DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AS A LITERARY PATRON AND MAN OF POLITICS
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO. HENRY V'S PROVISIONS FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF ENGLAND OF 1421/22 AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONCILIAR RULE IN 1422. A TENTATIVE RE-READING
CHAPTER THREE. GLOUCESTER'S HAINAULT CAMPAIGN, HIS FIRSTCONFRONTATION WITH HENRY BEAUFORT IN 1425,BEDFORD'S INTERVENTION OF 1425/6, AND LYDGATE'S SERPENT OF DIVISION
CHAPTER FOUR. GLOUCESTER'S ROLE IN ENGLISH POLITICS 1427 TO 1432
CHAPTER FIVE. EDUCATING HENRY VI. GLOUCESTER'S POLITICAL OBJECTIVES IN THE AFTERMATH OF HIS COUP AND HIS COMMISSION OF LYDGATE'S FALL OF PRINCES AND BRUM'S TRANSLATION OF ARISTOTLE'S POLITICS
CHAPTER SIX. STRUGGLING FOR THE KING'S CONFIDENCE. GLOUCESTER'S ROLE IN ENGLISH POLITICS 1433 TO 1437 AND HIS COMMISSION OF FRULOVISI'S VITA HENRICI QUINTI AND THE HUMFROIDOS
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE FIRST DONATION TO OXFORD OF 1439,DA MONTE'S DE VICTIORUM, HIS TREATMENT OF THE SCIPIO/CAESAR CONTROVERSY AND GLOUCESTER'S FINAL CONFRONTATION WITH BEAUFORT IN 1440
CHAPTER EIGHT. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION. SUFFOLK'S RISE DURING THE LATE 1430S AND THE COBHAM TRIAL OF 1441
CHAPTER NINE. GLOUCESTER'S ROLE IN ENGLISH POLITICS 1441 TO 1445 AND HIS DONATION TO OXFORD OF 1444
CHAPTER TEN. GLOUCESTER'S GIFT TO ALFONSO OF ARAGON AND THE CRISIS OF JULY 1445
CHAPTER ELEVEN. CONCLUSION
PART TWO. PAWNS OR PLAYERS? ZANONE DA CASTIGLIONE AND PIERO DA MONTE AS MIDDLEMEN BETWEEN HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AND THE ITALIAN HUMANIST COMMUNITY
CHAPTER TWELVE. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A FAMILY OPERATION. ZANONE DA CASTIGLIONE,BISHOP OF BAYEUX 1432-1459, AND HIS ROLE AS MEDIATOR OF CONTACTS BETWEEN GLOUCESTER AND ITALIAN HUMANISTS
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. A STUDY IN FAILURE. PIERO DA MONTE, PAPAL COLLECTOR AND NUNCIO IN ENGLAND 1435 TO1440,AND THE BACKGROUND OF HIS ACTIVITY AS MIDDLEMAN BETWEEN GLOUCESTER AND ITALIAN HUMANISTS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. CONCLUSION
PART THREE. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. THE MOTIVES OF ITALIAN HUMANISTS FOR SEEKING PATRONAGE OF EMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND 1428 TO 1444
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON HUMANIST CAREER PATTERNS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE QUATTROCENTO
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. THE USES OF FOREIGN PATRONAGE. PIER CANDIDO DECEMBRIO, LAPO DA CASTIGLIONCHIO AND ANTONIO PACINI AND THE BACKGROUND FORTHEIR CONTACTS WITH GLOUCESTER OR HIS MIDDLEMEN 1437 TO 1444
CHAPTER NINETEEN. WERE THEY PUSHED OR DID THEY JUMP? THE REASONS FOR ITALIAN HUMANISTS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND 1418 TO 1445. POGGIO BRACCIOLINI, TITO LIVIO FRULOVISI AND ANTONIO BECCARIA
CHAPTER TWENTY. SUMMARY
CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PAPAL SECRETARIES IN THE PAPAL SECRETARIATDURING THE PONTIFICATES OF MARTIN V AND EUGENIUS IV
APPENDIX II. THE PROFESSIONAL CAREERS OF ITALIAN HUMANISTS 1420 TO 1450
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