Inventing the Renaissance the Myth of a Golden Age

Inventing the Renaissance the Myth of a Golden Age

by Ada Palmer

2026

Forget the gilded images of art and enlightenment—Ada Palmer argues the Renaissance was far from a golden age. Instead, she presents a period of desperate innovation, where war-torn Europe latched onto antiquity to forge a new identity. Through vivid portraits of individuals, both famous and forgotten, Palmer reveals a more complex, volatile, and ultimately human era, challenging the myths we've inherited.

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