Marsilius of Padua: the Defender of the Peace |
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| Author:
| Marsilius of Padua Staff, |
| Editor:
| Brett, Annabel |
| Series title: | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-81066-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $520.00 |
Book Description:
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The Defender of the Peace of Marsilius of Padua is a massively influential text in the history of western political thought. Marsilius offers a detailed explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis is the first new translation in English for fifty years, and includes a chronology, notes for further reading, and up-to-date annotation aimed...
More DescriptionThe Defender of the Peace of Marsilius of Padua is a massively influential text in the history of western political thought. Marsilius offers a detailed explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis is the first new translation in English for fifty years, and includes a chronology, notes for further reading, and up-to-date annotation aimed at the student reader encountering this classic of medieval thought for the first time.