Alan Gallay

Alan Gallay's new biography is Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire. From his Q&A with Deborah Kalb: Q: You write that Ralegh “epitomized the Renaissance man of action.” What are some of the ways in which he did so? A: More than in any other period of European history, intellectuals in the Renaissance sought to connect all areas of existence—art, history, poetry, science, religion, and politics