Roman Monarchy and the Renaissance Prince

by Peter Stacey

Book Overview

Beginning with a sustained analysis of Seneca's theory of monarchy in the treatise De clementia, in this text Peter Stacey traces the formative impact of ancient Roman political philosophy upon medieval and Renaissance thinking about princely government on the Italian peninsula from the time of Frederick II to the early modern period. Roman Monarchy and the Renaissance Prince offers a systematic reconstruction of the pre-humanist and humanist history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521205387
• ISBN13: 9780521205382
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"