Monita et exempla politica = Political admonitions and examples / Justus Lipsius ; edited, with translation, commentary, and introduction by Jan Papy, Toon Van Houdt and Marijke Janssens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, author.

Contributor:

Papy, J. (Jan), editor.

Houdt, Toon van, 1966- editor.

Janssens, Marijke, editor.

Series:

Bibliotheca Latinitatis Novae

Bibliotheca Latinitatis Novae ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Political ethics--Early works to 1800.

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (697 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

Text in the original Latin, with English translation on facing pages; introduction and critical matter in English.

Summary:

In 17th-century intellectual life, the ideas of the Renaissance humanist Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) were omnipresent. The publication of his 'Politica' in 1589 had made Lipsius?s name as an original and controversial political thinker. The sequel, the 'Monita et exempla politica' ('Admonitions'), published in 1605, was meant as an illustration of Lipsius?s political thought as expounded in the 'Politica'. Its aim was to offer concrete models of behavior for rulers against the background of Habsburg politics.0Lipsius?s later political treatise also forms an indispensable key to interpret the place and function of the 'Politica' in Lipsius?s political discourse and in early modern political thought. The 'Admonitions' ? widely read, edited and translated in the 17th and 18th centuries ? show Lipsius?s pivotal role in the genesis of modern political philosophy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789462703056

9462703051

OCLC:

1446420413