Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria / Edition 1

by Erasmus, Lisa Jardine

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521588119
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/31/1997
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	181
Sales rank:	968,885
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.46(h) x 0.55(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

"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

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