Please note: Ronald has left the "History" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.
My interest is in the discontinuities and continuities between medieval and early European thought and especially in France and Italy. My most recent book, In the Footsteps of the Ancients. The Origins of Italian Humanism 1250-1420 interprets early Italian humanism in the light of earlier Italian intellectual traditions. A second book, still in the writing stage, entitled The Two Cultures of Medieval Italy 800-1250 traces the interrelationship between the documentary and book culture of medieval Italy.
Office Location: | 234 Carr Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 |
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Ph.D. | Harvard University | 1965 |
M.A. | Harvard University | 1958 |
B.A. | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 1954 |
Current projects: My wife and I are very much interested in Renaissance Dance and have frequently taught the dances to interested students. In addition, we have three children.
My interest is in the discontinuities and continuities between medieval and early European thought and especially in France and Italy. My most recent book, In the Footsteps of the Ancients. The Origins of Italian Humanism 1250-1420 interprets early Italian humanism in the light of earlier Italian intellectual traditions. A second book, still in the writing stage, entitled The Two Cultures of Medieval Italy 800-1250 traces the interrelationship between the documentary and book culture of medieval Italy.
I have been awarded the Alumni Teaching Award, Guggenheim Scholarship, Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, Old Dominion Trust Award, Fulbright Research in Two Countries; and four grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. I am currently serving as the Vice-President of the Renaissance Society of America (2000-2002).