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Republics and Kingdoms Compared
Aurelio Lippo Brandolini
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Hardback. A Socratic dialogue set in the court of King Mattias Corvinus of Hungary (ca 1490), this work depicts a debate between the king himself and a Florentine merchant at his court on the relative merits of republics and kingdoms. It discusses such issues as free trade and the morality of commerce and the inequalities of wealth typical of republics. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Translator(s): Hankins, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Aurelio Lippo Brandolini's Republics and Kingdoms Compared is the most fascinating and least-known work of humanist political theory before Machiavelli. A Socratic dialogue set in the court of King Mattias Corvinus of Hungary (ca. 1490), the work depicts a debate between the king himself and a Florentine merchant at his court on the relative merits of republics and kingdoms. In effect a searing critique of Florentine civic humanism, the work discusses such issues as free trade and the morality of commerce, the inequalities of wealth typical of republics, the nature of freedom and justice, the reasons for the ... Read more
Aurelio Lippo Brandolini's Republics and Kingdoms Compared is the most fascinating and least-known work of humanist political theory before Machiavelli. A Socratic dialogue set in the court of King Mattias Corvinus of Hungary (ca. 1490), the work depicts a debate between the king himself and a Florentine merchant at his court on the relative merits of republics and kingdoms. In effect a searing critique of Florentine civic humanism, the work discusses such issues as free trade and the morality of commerce, the inequalities of wealth typical of republics, the nature of freedom and justice, the reasons for the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674033986
SKU
V9780674033986
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About Aurelio Lippo Brandolini
James Hankins is Professor of History at Harvard University and General Editor of the I Tatti Renaissance Library.
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