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Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet
Author: Donald Weinstein
Referenced in 3 episodes
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June 19, 2025
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Referenced multiple times as 'Savonarola's biographer' and 'Donald Weinstein's book' when discussing Savonarola's prophecies about Charles VIII, his apocalyptic rhetoric, and his psychological state during his confession. Dominic explicitly states 'I've read Donald Weinstein's book' and quotes from it extensively throughout the episode.
June 15, 2025
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Described as 'an absolutely brilliant book by an American scholar, the late Donald Weinstein, on Savonarola.' Praised as one of those books that 'turns everything you thought on its head.' Used extensively as a source for understanding Savonarola's life and motivations.
June 08, 2025
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Referenced as 'a historian' and later 'Donald Weinstein, on his book on this period' - quoted describing what Florence would have been like and Cosimo's image as a benevolent father figure