Title: Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France
Description: This text disputes the notion that humanists in 16th-century France were ivory-tower academics detached from the world. Through their interpretations of Homer, they participated in national debates about sovereignty and contributed to the development of a French national consciousness.
Subjects: Politics and government, Renaissance, Intellectual life, Monarchy, Influence, Authority, History, Homer, Renaissance, france, France, intellectual life, France, politics and government
Places: France
People: Homer
Time periods: 16th century