{"product_id":"dante-de-vulgari-eloquentia-hardcover","title":"Dante: de Vulgari Eloquentia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Botterill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSteven Botterill\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe vulgari eloquentia, written by Dante in the early years of the fourteenth century, is the only known work of medieval literary theory to have been produced by a practicing poet, and the first to assert the intrinsic superiority of living, vernacular languages over Latin. Steven Botterill here offers the only Latin-English parallel-text edition of an important early work by the author of the Divine Comedy, and the only English translation with thorough and up-to-date notes and introductory material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453356654770,"sku":"9780521400640","price":179.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ce99304433a9434adbaa06fc46f55606.webp?v=1778828222","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dante-de-vulgari-eloquentia-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}