Sidney Court Maxims [Paperback]

A remarkable document of republican thought by a radical later executed by Charles II.Algernon Sidney was among the most unrelenting republican partisans of the seventeenth century, and was executed for his opposition to Charles II. His vivid Court Maxims was only recently rediscovered. It presents a lively discussion about the principles of government and the practice of politics.Algernon Sidney was among the most unrelenting republican partisans of the seventeenth century, and was executed for his opposition to Charles II. His vivid Court Maxims was only recently rediscovered. It presents a lively discussion about the principles of government and the practice of politics.This remarkable expression of republican thought has never before been published. Algernon Sidney was among the most unrelenting republican partisans of the seventeenth century, and was executed for his opposition to Charles II. Written during Sidney's continental exile, the vivid Court Maxims was only recently rediscovered. The work presents a lively discussion about the principles of government and the practice of politics, articulating a vital tradition of republicanism in an absolutist age.Preface, biographical and critical introduction etc.; Text (comprising 15 dialogues).