Renaissance Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections

by James Hankins

Overview

Civic Humanism has been one of the most influential concepts in the history of ideas ever since the pioneering work of Hans Baron and J. G. A. Pocock. This book reassesses Renaissance republican thinkers in relation to the medieval and early modern traditions of political thought and proposes new understandings of the evolution of important republican concepts. The distinguished team of American and European political theorists and historians together contribute a distinctive and significant addition to the study of republican political ideology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521780902
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/22/2000
Series:	Ideas in Context , #57
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction James Hankins; 1. The republican idea William J. Connell; 2. 'Civic humanism' and medieval political thought James M. Blythe; 3. Civic humanism and Florentine politics John M. Najemy; 4. Two myths of civic humanism Mikael Hornqvist; 5. Rhetoric, history and ideology: the civic panegyrics of Leonardo Bruni James Hankins; 6. De-masking Renaissance republicanism Alison Brown; 7. Civic humanism, realist constitutionalism, and Francesco Guicciardini's 'Discorso di Logrogno' Athanasios Moulakis; 8. Bruni and Machiavelli on civic humanism Harvey C. Mansfield; 9. Rhetoric, reason and republic: republicanisms - ancient, medieval and modern Cary J. Nederman; 10. Situating Machiavelli Paul A. Rahe.

Editorial Reviews

"...this is a superb and thought-provoking set of essays....this collection will be of interest to scholars in several fields..." American Historical Review

"Excellent collection of essays..." Canadian Journal of History

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