Melancholy of Power Perception of Tyranny in European Political Culture of the 16th Century
The book discusses how the most severe abuses of political power, traditionally termed from the ancient times as 'tyranny', were presented in 16th century political philosophy, propaganda, and literature in Italy, France, England, Scotland, German countries, and Poland-Lithuania. Using a u...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bern
Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group
2021
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| Series: | Studies in History, Memory and Politics
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The book discusses how the most severe abuses of political power, traditionally termed from the ancient times as 'tyranny', were presented in 16th century political philosophy, propaganda, and literature in Italy, France, England, Scotland, German countries, and Poland-Lithuania. Using a unique interdisciplinary methodology, the book is both timeless and timely as it demonstrates various approaches of acknowledged Renaissance intellectuals to the problem of tyranny and how best to avoid or fight it. The author consciously avoids categories of the classic history of ideas or political thought and instead reveals broader intellectual and cultural connections in the perception of tyranny in the 16th century and its impact on modern debates on different dangers of political abuses of power. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (502 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783631846957 9783631849514 9783631849958 b18167 9783631849941 |