William Caferro
Auteur de John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy
A propos de l'auteur
William Caferro is Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. His research has focused primarily on economy and violence in medieval and Renaissance Italy, and most recently on Dante and Empire. His latest book, Contesting The Renaissance (2011), traces the meaning afficher plus and use of the term "Renaissance" in the major debates of the historiography. He is recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2010) and is foreign fellow of the Deputazione di Storia Patria di Toscana and l'Associazione di Studi Storici Elio Conti. afficher moins
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At times, the book can seem like a tedious slug through one interchangeable conflict after another. But I read much of this book while vacationing in Tuscany and the knowledge of the local geography and customs made this account of almost perpetual warfare come alive. And while it’s true that sometimes the mercenaries were little better than mob enforcers paid off not to cause trouble, it’s also true that the Italian city states constantly plotted against one another and used mercenaries, often foreigners, to harass and fight each other.
The writing is lively for an academic study, although there are occasional lapses, such as referring to the wrong map or stating that Hawkwood was moving in one direction while the relevant map insists he was moving in the opposite direction. In addition, I wish the press had chosen a better or different font, as it would make the book more attractive.
In spite of these flaws, the book is well done and I recommend it to anyone seeking to learn about the struggles of 14th century Italy.… (plus d'informations)