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

The ‘republican’ thought of the rhetorician Boncompagno da Signa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4557355
AutoresGianluca Raccagni (University of Edinburgh, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen86
Número234
Páginas579-600
Fecha de publicación2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHistorical Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1468-2281.12033
OpenAlexW2133708825
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas14

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 constitutional monarchy and the rule of law. This is contextualized in the aftermath of the peace of Constance, and similarities with the views of contemporary jurists are examined, underlining neglected contractual aspects in their theories of government and the use of the ius Italicum to justify the prerogatives of the Italian cities within the Empire. Finally, connections with the sixth canto of Dante's Purgatory are emphasized

Ancient history · Art · Criticism · Emperor · Empire · Literature · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Praise · Purgatory · Theology · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought