Humanism and empire : the imperial ideal in fourteenth-century Italy / Alexander Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Alexander, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, 1269?-1313.

Henry.

Humanism--Italy--History--14th century.

Humanism.

Philosophy, Renaissance.

Italy--Politics and government--1268-1559.

Italy.

Holy Roman Empire--History--To 1517.

Holy Roman Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (438 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

For more than a century, scholars have believed that Italian humanism was predominantly civic in outlook. Often serving in communal government, 14th-century humanists like Albertino Mussato and Coluccio Saltuati are said to have derived from their reading of the Latin classics a rhetoric of republican liberty that was opposed to the 'tyranny' of neighbouring signori and of the German emperors. In this study, Alexander Lee challenges this long-held belief. From the death of Frederick II in 1250 to the failure of Rupert of the Palatinate's ill-fated expedition in 1402, Lee argues, the humanists nurtured a consistent and powerful affection for the Holy Roman Empire. Though this was articulated in a variety of different ways, it was nevertheless driven more by political conviction than by cultural concerns.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-175310-6

0-19-166264-X