Southern Illinois University Press 1991 Hardcover Good Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ISBN10: 0809316498, ISBN13: 9780809316496, [publisher: Southern Illinois University Press] Hardcover Small black marker line to inner cover. Else book has very light shelfwear. ; 8.6 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches; 160 pages
[Toronto, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1991]

ISBN10: 0809316498, ISBN13: 9780809316496, [publisher: Southern Illinois University Press] Hardcover Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]

ISBN10: 0809316498, ISBN13: 9780809316496, [publisher: Carbondale, Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press] Hardcover XIV, 142 p. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / A good and clean copy. - Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Making of a Destiny 2. Brutus Carries Out His Destiny 3. Brutus, Destiny, and Tragedy Appendix: Hamlet as a New Brutus Notes Bibliography Index. / In a thematic work that encompasses history, political science, and both classical and Renaissance literature, Manfredi Piccolomini presents the first complete discussion of the Renaissance revival of parricide and tyrannicide based specifically on Marcus Brutus’ assassination of Caesar. Brutus is offered as an example of a historical figure transformed into a mythical figure—the just citizen rebelling against the unjust "father of the country"—through Renaissance adoration of the classics. Classical authors such as Virgil, Horace, and Lucan probed the effect of Brutus’ action on Roman history. Much later, Renaissance humanists looked to these meditations as they sought to revive ancient codes of civility and morality considered superior to their own. The literary bridge between classical times and the Renaissance, Dante condemned Brutus even as he transmitted Brutus’ historical persona to later Renaissance writers. His condemnation of Brutus in The Divine Comedy represents the medieval notion that an act against a ruler is not only a sin against another human being but ...
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Southern Illinois University Press, Date: 1991-02-27. Hardcover. Used: Good. 1991. Southern Illinois University Press ISBN 0809316498 9780809316496 [US]

Southern Illinois University Press 1991 Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 0809316498. Hardcover, in dustjacket. As new; still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Clean.; 28D; 8-3/4" x 5-3/4"

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 0809316498 9780809316496 [US]