Dante and Governance

by John Woodhouse

Overview

The essays in this volume, all by leading scholars in the field, explore the concept of governance, both internal and external, in the work of Dante. The essays include an examination of Florence as an example of a city which disrupts all civilizing ideals, along with studies on the relationships between politics and theology, and citizenship and morality, as well as the role of the intellectual in the politics of Italy and Empire, popular sovereignty, Dante's attitude to the Popes, the French dimension in Dante's politics, and his imagery of Empire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198159117
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/04/1997
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1610L (what's this?)

About the Author

Oxford University

Table of Contents

PrefaceBibliographical Note1. Dante and Governance: Context and Contents, John Woodhouse2. From Darkness to Light: Governance and Government in Purgatorio XVI, Piero Boitani3. Dante and Popular Sovereignty, Peter Armour4. Monarchia and Dante's Attitude to the Popes, George Holmes5. The French Dimension in Dante's Politics, Richard Cooper6. Politics and Theology in Inferno X, Valerio Lucchesi7. Feminine Virtues and Florentine Vices: Citizenship and Morality in Paradiso XV-XVII, Claire Honess8. The Rock and the Vine: Pier della Vigna, Dante and the Imagery of Empire, Martin McLaughlin9. Diligite iustitiam qui iudicatis terram: Justice and the Just Ruler in Dante, John Took10. Dante's Farewell to Politics, Peter HainsworthList of ContributorsIndex