Reintroducing the emperor and repositioning the city republics in the 'republican' thought of the rhetorician Boncompagno da Signa

This article reconsiders the political thought of Boncompagno da Signa in the light of his overlooked praise for the Holy Roman Emperor and his equally overlooked criticism of the city republics. It argues that, rather than just supporting the city republics, he addressed kingship, backing constitut...

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Published in:	Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research Vol. 86; no. 234; pp. 579 - 600
Main Author:	Raccagni, Gianluca
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-11-2013 Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Medieval history Philosophy Political theory
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