Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. 1. The Pope’s Wrath and the Black Legend 1
5. 2. Court Culture and the Renaissance in Rimini 30
6. 3. The Greek Renaissance and the Return of the Paideia 69
7. 4. An Ancient Hero on Renaissance Battlefields 112
8. 5. Astrology, Plato, and Pagan Worship 149
9. 6. Pagan Sex and Heroic Virtue 184
10. 7. Questioning Virtue in Malatesta Literature 223
11. 8. Sigismondo’s Peril and Defiance 253
12. Conclusion 274
13. Notes 287
14. Acknowledgments 343
15. Index 345