View original postBurckhardt is readily available in English. I even wrote a review of his book at this site in January - see the review below. He does require a bit of basic knowledge, though.
View original postIf you're looking for an informational overview it's a bit harder for me to suggest something since most of what I've read has been in Italian as of late (or German, in the case of Burckhardt). I'm sure there's a relatively short and concise book of some sort out there, though.
I think my current knowledge would suffice to serve as a base in understanding that book.
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Half the year gone already. What are your reading plans for July?
01/07/2013 11:52:29 AM
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Yikes.
01/07/2013 07:21:59 PM
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Continuing my multi-volume history of Italy (Volume 15).
01/07/2013 10:03:49 PM
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I'm getting ready to read about the Borgias.
01/07/2013 10:51:29 PM
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Yes, I am proud!
02/07/2013 01:27:40 AM
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I also mean to read about them in the near future.
02/07/2013 04:17:45 PM
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As DomA mentioned...
03/07/2013 06:44:22 PM
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That does sound an interesting read.
03/07/2013 10:29:42 PM
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That comment is already more than the review earned in five months...
03/07/2013 11:57:08 PM
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Finish Liveship Traders (Robin Hobb).
02/07/2013 09:20:16 PM
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I fell into N.K. Jemisin! Read the Inheritance trilogy and "The Killing Moon" *NM*
24/07/2013 04:33:10 PM
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Rereading Hyperion...
04/07/2013 11:58:29 AM
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