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Article: The Antiquarian and the Myth of Antiquity: The Origins of Rome in Renaissance Thought.
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- Renaissance Quarterly
- Article date:
- June 22, 1995
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If the title of this fascinating and impressively erudite study aptly suggests the book's thematic axis, the sub-title more accurately indicates its compass. The main purpose Jacks intends his work to serve "is to see the imaging of Rome as part of a much larger historical narrative" (10), namely Renaissance humanist discourse about the image, idea, meaning, and significance of cities. Rome forms the focus, but Jacks effectively situates consideration of the Eternal City's origins and nascent development within the context of humanist debates about the historical foundations of other Italian cities, most notably Florence and Venice. A further strength of his approach is his ...