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John of Salisbury: Policraticus John of Salisbury

John of Salisbury: Policraticus By John of Salisbury

John of Salisbury: Policraticus by John of Salisbury


Summary

John of Salisbury (c.1115-1180) was the foremost political theorist of his age. His Policraticus is regarded as the first complete work of political theory to be written in the Latin Middle Ages. Cary Nederman's 1991 edition and translation is primarily aimed at undergraduate students of the history of political thought and medieval history.

John of Salisbury: Policraticus Summary

John of Salisbury: Policraticus by John of Salisbury

John of Salisbury (c.1115-1180) was the foremost political theorist of his age. He was trained in scholastic theology and philosophy at Paris, and his writings are invaluable for summarising many of the metaphysical speculations of his time. The Policraticus is his main work, and is regarded as the first complete work of political theory to be written in the Latin Middle Ages. Cary Nederman's 1991 edition and translation is primarily aimed at undergraduate students of the history of political thought and medieval history. His translation shows how important this text is in understanding the mores, forms of conduct and beliefs of the most powerful and learned segments of twelfth-century Western Europe.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Editor's introduction; Bibliography; Principal events in the life of John of Salisbury; Prologue; Book One; Book Two; Book Three; Book Four; Book Five; Book Six; Book Seven; Book Eight; Notes to the text.

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NLS9780521367011
9780521367011
0521367018
John of Salisbury: Policraticus by John of Salisbury
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Cambridge University Press
19901026
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