Synopses & Reviews
This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important "advice-to-princes" texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
Review
"Here is another solid contribution to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series....an indispensable text for students in early modern political thought." A. Woodiwiss, Choice
Synopsis
One of the most important books of the 'advice-to-princes' published in the Renaissance.
Synopsis
This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important "advice-to-princes" texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
Synopsis
'One of the most important books of the âadvice-to-princesâpublished in the Renaissance.'
Table of Contents
Introduction; Chronology of the life and works of Erasmus; Further reading; The Education of a Christian Prince; Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria; Index.