| Uberto Decembrio, Four Books on the Commonwealth - de Re Publica Libri IV Contributor(s): Ponzł Donato, Paolo (Editor), Ponzł Donato, Paolo (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9004394958 ISBN-13: 9789004394957 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - History | Europe - Renaissance - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Series: Renaissance Society of America |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.25 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Uberto Decembrio's Four Books on the Commonwealth (De re publica libri IV, ca. 1420), edited and translated by Paolo Ponz Donato, is one of the earliest examples of the reception of Plato's Republic in the fifteenth century. The humanistic dialogue provides an illuminating insight into such themes as justice, the best government, the morals of the prince and citizen, education, and religion. Decembrio's dialogue is dedicated to Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan, the 'worst enemy' of Florence. Making use of literary and documentary sources, Ponz Donato convincingly proves that Decembrio's thought, which shares many points with the Florentine humanist Leonardo Bruni, belongs to the same world of Civic Humanism. |