Author: Gary Ianziti<br />File Type: pdf<br />Leonardo Bruni is widely recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. Gary Ianziti undertakes a systematic work-by-work investigation of the full range of Brunis output in history and biography, and assesses in detail the impact of the Greek historians on humanist methods of historical writing. **Review This book is a significant contribution to the history of Renaissance historiography. Bruni is recognized as the greatest historian of the early Renaissance, yet this is the first study in any language that surveys all of Leonardo Brunis numerous historical and biographical writings in the context of the times and Brunis own intellectual development. A major achievement. (James Hankins, Harvard University) Ianzitis book is the first devoted to all of Leonardo Brunis historical writings--not only the most celebrated Florentine Histories, but ancient and modern biographies as well as essays on ancient history. The result is an admirable book in intellectual history that will be indispensable for Renaissance scholarship. (Riccardo Fubini, University of Florence) Ianzitis outstanding study actually shows what Bruni was doing text by text and period by period he demonstrates that Bruni took his historical period, analyzed things concretely, and then manipulated the evidence for political purposes, or to suit his personal goals. (Arthur Field, Indiana University) Long in the making, this book will likely remain among the definitive studies of its protagonist and a must read for students of Renaissance intellectual history. (A. Rabil, Jr. Choice 2012-07-01) About the Author Gary Ianziti is Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for the History of European Discourses, University of Queensland.