Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

This book, first published in 1996, was the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory. Dante''s Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human nature; it embodies a political vision of startling originality and power, and illuminates the intellectual interests and achievements of one of the world''s great poets. Prue Shaw''s translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes, which provide a complete guide to the text, and which place Monarchy in the context of Dante''s life and work.