Homer and the politics of authority in renaissance france
Auteur :
Bizer, Marc
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199731565
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
15,2 x 21,6 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book disputes the notion that humanists in sixteenth-century France were ivory-tower academics detached from the world. Through their interpretations of Homer, they not only played the role of counselor to the king, but participated in national debates about sovereignty and contributed to the development of a French national consciousness.