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Evil Lords

Theories and Representations of Tyranny from Antiquity to the Renaissance

Nikos Panou editor Hester Schadee editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:6th Sep '18

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Evil Lords uses the prism of bad rule or tyranny to enhance our undestranding of political discourse from the ancient world to the renaissance, offering insights into pre-modern conceptions of sovereignty, as well as into the relation between ethics and politics, the individual and society, and power and propaganda. The volume brings together case studies from 12 top scholars, each examining various aspects of Hebrew, Graeco-Roman, Byzantine, medieval, and Renaissance conceptions and representations of tyrannical government. The book's chapters also examine notions of bad rule within the ideological frameworks and societal patterns of the respective periods, thus painting a picture of historical and intellectual change. This chronological and geographical span creates a narrative of the Western tradition on tyranny from its ancient roots up to its radical revision at the brink of modernity. Tracing this current, the book also shows how tributary developments indigenous to Republican Rome, the Germanic North, and Byzantium fed, and altered, the course of tyranny.

This collection of essays reflecting on considerations of tyranny from antiquity to the renaissance offers much to those who want a deeper understanding of authoritarian rule.... All of the contributions are informative and clearly written, producing a well-edited and solid volume that builds as it goes. * Classical Journal-Online *
Nikos Panou and Hester Schadee have produced an excellent volume that complements other recent works on monarchic and anti-monarchic discourse ... Given the broad chronological scope of the work, all chapters are accessible and relevant and form a cogent volume that advances current scholarship on antimonarchic discourse and should be essential reading for scholars of sole rule. * Samuel Ellis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

ISBN: 9780199394852

Dimensions: 165mm x 236mm x 23mm

Weight: 517g

264 pages