John of Salisbury and the Medieval Roman Renaissance

A reappraisal of the role that Roman classical sources, notably the works of Cicero and Seneca, played in the political thought of John of Salisbury, a leading humanist of the twelfth century.

List of contents

Introduction
1 The Roman inheritance
2 Nature and reason
3 Defining duties: The cooperative model of the polity
4 Political relationships in context: The body politic
5 Moderation and the virtuous life
6 The princely head
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Irene O'Daly is a Researcher at Huygens ING (De Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen), Amsterdam

Summary

A reappraisal of the role that Roman classical sources, notably the works of Cicero and Seneca, played in the political thought of John of Salisbury, a leading humanist of the twelfth century. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Irene O'Daly, Irene O''daly
• Assisted by: S. H. Rigby (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781526109491
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0949-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Manchester Medieval Studies; Manchester Medieval Studies Mu; Manchester Medieval Studies; Manchester Medieval Studies Mu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Christi Geburt bis 1500 nach Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Mittelalterliche Philosophie