The defender of the peace
By: Marsilius of Padua ; edited and translated by Annabel Brett.
Contributors: Brett, Annabel S.
Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 569
Subjects: Church and state -- Early works to 1800.; State, The -- Early works to 1800.; Political science -- Early works to 1800.; Philosophy, Medieval.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "The Defender of the Peace of Marsilius of Padua is an influential text in the history of western political thought. Marsilius offers a detailed analysis and explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence - principally the contemporary papacy. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis is the first new translation in English for fifty years, and a major contribution to the series of Cambridge Texts: all of the usual series features are provided, including chronology, notes for further reading, and up-to-date annotation aimed at the student reader encountering this classic of medieval thought for the first time. This new edition of The Defender of the Peace is a scholarly and a pedagogic event of great importance, of interest to historians, political theorists, theologians and philosopher at all levels from second-year undergraduate upwards."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.