Selected philosophical poems of Tommaso Campanella /:

A contemporary of Giordano Bruno and Galileo, Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) was a controversial philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet who was persecuted during the Inquisition and spent much of his adult life imprisoned because of his heterodox views. He is best known today for two works: T...

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1. Verfasser: Campanella, Tommaso, 1568-1639
Weitere Verfasser: Roush, Sherry
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Italian
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Ausgabe:Bilingual ed.
Schriftenreihe:Bruniana & Campanelliana Selected philosophical poems of Tommaso Campanella
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Zusammenfassung:A contemporary of Giordano Bruno and Galileo, Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) was a controversial philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet who was persecuted during the Inquisition and spent much of his adult life imprisoned because of his heterodox views. He is best known today for two works: The City of the Sun, a dialogue inspired by Plato's Republic, in which he prophesies a vision of a unified, peaceful world governed by a theocratic monarchy; and his well-meaning Defense of Galileo, which may have done Galileo more harm than good because of Campanella's p.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (247 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index.
ISBN:9780226092072
0226092070