Join Books.org — it's free
Home > Books > The Gargantuan Polity: On the Individual and the Community in the French Renaissance

Book cover of The Gargantuan Polity: On the Individual and the Community in the French Renaissance
History, Renaissance

The Gargantuan Polity: On the Individual and the Community in the French Renaissance

by Michael Randall
Available on Bookshop Write a review

Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.

Log in to track your reading progress.

Synopsis

The Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which allowed rulers to hold power due to approval of their subjects.

About the Author, Michael Randall

MICHAEL RANDALL is an associate professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Brandeis University.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Book Details

Published
November 1, 2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780802098146

More by Michael Randall

How to prepare for the C. P. A. examination
How to prepare for the C. P. A. examination

Similar books

Close Connections: Caroline Gordon and the Southern Renaissance
Close Connections: Caroline Gordon and the Southern Renaissance
Romanticism, History, Historicism: Essays on an Orthodoxy
Romanticism, History, Historicism: Essays on an Orthodoxy
Kinship and Marriage in Medieval Hispanic Chivalric Romance
Kinship and Marriage in Medieval Hispanic Chivalric Romance
The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World
The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World
Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican
Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican
Renaissance Secrets: Recipes and Formulas
Renaissance Secrets: Recipes and Formulas
Fashioned from Penury: Dress as Cultural Practice in Colonial Australia
Fashioned from Penury: Dress as Cultural Practice in Colonial Australia
Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries
Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries
Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences
State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences