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John of Salisbury and the medieval Roman renaissance

By Irene O’Daly

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781526109491, 1526109492
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3633884 bytes)
Series
Manchester Medieval Studies
Pages
244\255
Time added
2018-07-08 02:30:31
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La 4e de couv. indique : "John of Salisbury (late 1110s-80) is key figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. As a student at the cosmopolitan schools of medieval Paris, an associate of Thomas Becket, and a acute commentator on society and rulership, he provides unique insights into the political culture of the period. This volume reassesses the influence of classical sources on John's political writings, inverstigation how he accessed and used the ideas of his ancient predecessors."  Read more...

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