Brutus: Vindiciae, contra tyrannos: Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince over the People, and of the People over a Prince

di Stephanius Jurius Brutus (Autore)

George Garnett (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 1994

The Vindiciae, contra tyrannos was the most infamous of the monarchomach treatises produced during the French wars of religion, and continued to be revered (or execrated) as a key part of the radical canon for well over a century after its publication. It is one of the first attempts to advance a systematic justification, with interlocking secular and religious arguments, of resistance against legitimately constituted political authority. This edition presents the first complete and accurate English translation of the work, a comprehensive apparatus, and an introduction which provides the first detailed analysis of the argument and also reconsiders the much-disputed question of authorship. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the history of political thought and early modern Europe.

• Autore: Stephanius Jurius Brutus
• Curatore: George Garnett
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 1994
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 310 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 570 gr.
• EAN: 9780521342094

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