This book, first published in 1996, was the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. Dante's Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human nature; it embodies a political vision of startling originality and power, and illuminates the intellectual interests and achievements of one of the world's great poets. Prue Shaw's translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes, which provide a complete guide to the text, and which place Monarchy in the context of Dante's life and work.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: 10th Revised ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 30 May 1996
ISBN 10: 0521567815
ISBN 13: 9780521567817
Book Overview: This book, first published in 1996, is a translation of a fascinating work by one of the world's great poets.