Melancholy of Power
Perception of Tyranny in European Political Culture of the 16th Century
Igor Kakolewski author Thomas Anessi translator Anna Wolff-Poweska editor Jan Burzyński editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang AG
Published:2nd Apr '21
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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.
ISBN: 9783631846957
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 710g
502 pages
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