Brian Maxson

@maxson_brian

Historian of Ital. Renaissance, medieval and early modern Europe, prof. of history at East Tenn. State U.

Johnson City, TN Joined October 2012

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Brian Maxson @maxson_brian Oct 22

A cover for Ada's new book! Congratulations, Ada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ada Palmer @Ada_Palmer Oct 21

COVER REVEAL!!!

"AND LOKI IN HIS PRISON"
book 1 of "HANGED GOD'S GAME"

Jon Sideriadis's intricate painting is perfect for a book which aims to give grown-up readers that old sense of wonder we felt as kids opening a myth book

Pre-orders open USA & UK:
buff.ly/leGWuZA

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Brian Maxson @maxson_brian Jun 17

For those interested, tomorrow I will be participating in a conversation about a new book on Machiavelli. It is online and starts at noon eastern time. It's a great book!

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Brian Maxson @maxson_brian Apr 20

The YouTube page of the ePublic of Letters continues to get new content. Today I uploaded Jill Burke's talk from last week on cosmetic books from the Italian Renaissance.
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www.youtube.com ePublic of Letters These are the recorded meetings and presentations of the ePublic of Letters group. We discuss topics primarily concerning the Italian Renaissance.

Brian Maxson @maxson_brian Mar 18, 2025

I am so happy to see this continue with the "!" in the title: it is an exciting topic! This is a great forum for folks to learn more about the journal and what goes into having an article or review published in its pages.

Andreas P. Bassett @andreaspbassett Mar 17, 2025

#RenSA25 session reminder! To learn about publishing in @RSAorg's journal, please join the "Publish with Renaissance Quarterly!" session on Thursday 3/20 (11am–12:30pm) in Boston Westin Copley Place-Staffordshire Ballroom-3rd Floor. For details, see: tinyurl.com/mr2y7udc
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Brian Maxson @maxson_brian Mar 17, 2025

My latest article is out. This piece changed the identification of a sculpture by Edmonia Lewis, so a lot different than what I usually do. 19thc-artworldwide.org/spring25/new-d…