Humanism and empire: the imperial ideal in fourteenth-century Italy

For more than a century, scholars have believed that Italian humanism was predominantly civic in outlook. Often serving in communal government, 14th-century humanists like Albertino Mussato and Coluccio Saltuati are said to have derived from their reading of the Latin classics a rhetoric of republic...

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Main Author: Lee, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:For more than a century, scholars have believed that Italian humanism was predominantly civic in outlook. Often serving in communal government, 14th-century humanists like Albertino Mussato and Coluccio Saltuati are said to have derived from their reading of the Latin classics a rhetoric of republican liberty that was opposed to the 'tyranny' of neighbouring signori and of the German emperors. In this study, Alexander Lee challenges this long-held belief. From the death of Frederick II in 1250 to the failure of Rupert of the Palatinate's ill-fated expedition in 1402, Lee argues, the humanists nurtured a consistent and powerful affection for the Holy Roman Empire. Though this was articulated in a variety of different ways, it was nevertheless driven more by political conviction than by cultural concerns
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 438 Seiten)
ISBN:9780191753107
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199675159.001.0001

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