| Dante: Monarchy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dante (Author), Shaw, Prue (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521567815 ISBN-13: 9780521567817 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1996 Annotation: This is the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. This book 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: NA |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.42" W x 8.62" (0.53 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory, until now only available in academic libraries. 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 places Monarchy in the context of Dante's life and work. |