Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the Present
Subtitle: The Art and Ethics of Gaining Favor
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781498548892
Subjects: Power (social sciences); Social interaction; Patron and client; Machiavelli, niccolo, 1469-1527; Erasmus, desiderius, -1536; More, thomas, sir, saint, 1478-1535; Montaigne, michel de, 1533-1592; Intellectuals, europe; Renaissance
Description: "This study examines the ways in which intellectuals of the Renaissance period sought to win the patronage of the powerful while maintaining independence. It analyzes the ethical dilemmas involved and how these were reflected in the lives and writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Michel de Montaigne"--Provided by publisher.