История зарубежной литературы. Эпоха Возрождения. Том 1

The textbook is based on modern concepts. The essence of the new approach is the principles of the history of ideas and genre poetics. Survey-culturological chapters alternate with portraits of the most significant writers and sections devoted to great works. The construction of the textbook, the system of tasks are subject to the original methodological development, which makes it possible to clearly trace the movement of the basic concepts characteristic of the Renaissance consciousness. The section "Materials and Documents" introduces a variety of opinions, both dating back to the Renaissance, and modern. Addressed to students of higher educational institutions.