Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos : Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince over the People, and of the People over a Prince

Brutus, Stephanius Jurius

ISBN 10: 0521342090 / ISBN 13: 9780521342094

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos : Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince over the People, and of the People over a Prince
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521342090
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521342094
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

A complete translation and detailed edition of an influential treatise.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.