Author: | Dante | ISBN: | 9781316098813 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | May 30, 1996 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Dante |
ISBN: | 9781316098813 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication: | May 30, 1996 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
Language: | English |
This book, first published in 1996, was the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. Dante's Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human nature; it embodies a political vision of startling originality and power, and illuminates the intellectual interests and achievements of one of the world's great poets. Prue Shaw's translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes, which provide a complete guide to the text, and which place Monarchy in the context of Dante's life and work.
This book, first published in 1996, was the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. Dante's Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human nature; it embodies a political vision of startling originality and power, and illuminates the intellectual interests and achievements of one of the world's great poets. Prue Shaw's translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes, which provide a complete guide to the text, and which place Monarchy in the context of Dante's life and work.