Bibliograph

Jean Bodin, 'this pre-eminent man of France' : an intellectual biography, Howell A. Lloyd

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Label

Jean Bodin, 'this pre-eminent man of France' : an intellectual biography, Howell A. Lloyd

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-298) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jean Bodin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

993598881

Responsibility statement

Howell A. Lloyd

Sub title

'this pre-eminent man of France' : an intellectual biography

Summary

Jean Bodin was a figure of great importance in European intellectual history, known as a jurist, associate of kings and courtiers in sixteenth-century France, and author of influential works in the fields of constitutional and social thought, historical writing, witchcraft, and a great deal else besides. Best known for his contribution to formulating the modern doctrine of sovereignty, Bodin was a scholar of exceptional range, whose works provoked controversy in his own time and have continued to do so down the centuries. Hugh Trevor-Roper described him as 'the Aristotle, the Montesquieu of the sixteenth century, the prophet of comparative history, of political theory, of the philosophy of law, of the quantitative theory of money, and of so much else'. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Angers -- Educational pursuits -- Humanist engagements -- Law and history -- Getting and spending -- République -- Estates and demons -- "Propositum meum retardarunt" -- Vita contemplativa -- Coda: Colloquium -- Conclusion

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