Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria [Paperback]

One of the most important books of the 'advice-to-princes' published in the Renaissance.This is a new student edition of Erasmus's crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important 'advice-to-princes' texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.This is a new student edition of Erasmus's crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important 'advice-to-princes' texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important advice-to-princes texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.Introduction; Chronology of the life and works of Erasmus; Further reading; The Education of a Christian Prince; Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria; Index. Here is another solid contribution to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Pl3