Giles of Rome's de Regimine Principum: Reading and Writing Politics at Court and University, C.1275-C.1525

by Charles F. Briggs and Charles F. Briggs

Book Overview

From the time of its composition (c.1280) for Philip the Fair of France until the early sixteenth century, Giles of Rome's mirror of princes, the De regimine principum, was read by both lay and clerical readers in the original Latin and in several vernacular translations, and served as model or source for several works of princely advice. This study examines the relationship between this didactic political text and its audience by focusing on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521103444
• ISBN13: 9780521103442
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"