Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France
This text disputes the notion that humanists in 16th-century France were ivory-tower academics detached from the world. Through their interpretations of Homer, they participated in national debates about sovereignty and contributed to the development of a French national consciousness
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Classical presences / Classical presences
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This text disputes the notion that humanists in 16th-century France were ivory-tower academics detached from the world. Through their interpretations of Homer, they participated in national debates about sovereignty and contributed to the development of a French national consciousness |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 245 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199918478 |