Monarchy
By: Dante ; translated and edited by Prue Shaw.
Contributors: Shaw, Prue.
Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321 -- Political and social views; Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321; Political science -- Early works to 1800; Monarchy -- Early works to 1800; Italy -- Politics and government -- 476-1268 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: De monarchia.
Description: This is 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.
Notes: Translation of: De monarchia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.