Hamilton School’s @evo_dav on Catherine of Siena: saint, mystic, and shrewd political actor. Best known for her visions and letters, Catherine also played a decisive role in the politics of 14th-century Italy. She urged the papacy’s return from Avignon, intervened in the conflicts of the city-states, and developed a language of carità that linked love of God to the duties of civic life. A vivid portrait of a woman who treated the active life of the city as an integral part of her religious vocation. Read the full essay at @EngelsbergIdeas: engelsbergideas.com/portrait…

The Hamilton School is pleased to announce the publication of Stuart Serenissima: Venice and England in the Seventeenth Century, a new volume of essays edited by @elo_dav, Assistant Professor in Humanities at the Hamilton School, and Alana Mailes, a historical musicologist at Williams College. Published by Liverpool University Press, the book explores the distinctive relationship between Stuart England and the Republic of Venice. Featuring contributions from leading scholars across diverse fields (cultural history, economic history, musicology, political theory, art history and literary studies), Stuart Serenissima offers a new account of a consequential moment of political, cultural and religious exchange that shaped the early modern Mediterranean and beyond. liverpooluniversitypress.co.…