Reflections on History - Jacob Burckhardt

Originally given as a series of lectures between 1868 and 1871 and attended by Friedrich Nietzsche, on whom they had a formative influence, these Reflections on History present Burckhardt's quintessential view of the processes which have shaped and continue to shape European civilization. Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was an historian of art and culture who taught at the University of Basel. His major works include The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy , The Age of Constantine the Great , Judgements on History and Historians , and The Greeks and Greek Civilization .