| Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria Contributor(s): Erasmus (Author), Jardine, Lisa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521588111 ISBN-13: 9780521588119 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important "advice-to-princes" texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.01 |
| LCCN: 96035841 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 181 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important advice-to-princes texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading. |