Medieval Political Theory - A Reader

by Nederman, Cary J.; Forhan, Kate Langdon

• ISBN13: 9780415064880
• ISBN10: 0415064880
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: the formation of medieval political culture	p. 1
The twelfth century	p. 19
Letter to Pope Eugenius III	p. 21
The Fable of a Man, His Belly, and His Limbs	p. 24
Metalogicon and Policraticus	p. 26
Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England Commonly Called Glanville	p. 61
Letter to Henry, Count of Champagne	p. 64
The thirteenth century	p. 69
The Book of Treasure	p. 71
On Kingship, Summary of Theology and Commentary on Aristotle's Politics	p. 97
'On Civil Government'	p. 149
The fourteenth century	p. 155
On Royal and Papal Power	p. 157
The Banquet	p. 168
The Defender of the Peace	p. 173
The Mirror of King Edward III	p. 200
Whether a Ruler Can Accept the Property of Churches for His Own Needs, namely, in Case of War, even against the Wishes of the Pope	p. 207
On the Duty of the King	p. 221
The Book of the Body Politic	p. 230
Name index	p. 250
Subject index	p. 254
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