De Monarchia

Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet and philosopher of the late Middle Ages better known by his magnum opus, The Divine Comedy, wrote De Monarchia as a political treatise about the Church and the monarchy. Written around 1313-1314, amidst the turmoil of medieval politics, Dante proposes a vision for a just and orderly society. In this work, he argues for the separation of spiritual and temporal powers, delineating the authority of the Pope in spiritual matters and the Emperor in temporal affa...