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Paul Strathern

Biography

Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham prize-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include THE ARTIST, THE PHILOSOPHER, AND THE WARRIOR: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped; NAPOLEON IN EGYPT; and MENDELEYEV’S DREAM: The Quest for the Elements. He lives in England.

Paul Strathern

Books by Paul Strathern

by Paul Strathern - History, Nonfiction

Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance, which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Strathern also follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists and scientists with whom the Medici had dealings, along with the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success away from Florence.

by Paul Strathern - History, Nonfiction

By the end of the 15th century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the progressive humanist spirit of the age, and in Lorenzo de' Medici they possessed a diplomat capable of guarding the militarily weak city in a climate of constantly shifting allegiances between the major Italian powers. However, in the form of Savonarola, an unprepossessing provincial monk, Lorenzo found his nemesis. The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.

by Paul Strathern - History, Nonfiction

The Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory. THE VENETIANS illuminates the character of the Republic during these illustrious years by shining a light on some of the most celebrated personalities of European history.