Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on the Translation -- Introduction: Classical Republican Tradition and the Polish Republican Discourse -- Chapter 1 Polish Sixteenth-Century Political Thought in Context -- Chapter 2 The Commonwealth (res publica): A Free Political Community -- Chapter 3 Virtue and the Common Good -- Chapter 4 Mixed Constitution and the Institutional Foundations of the Commonwealth -- Epilogue -- Glossary of Polish Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
"Exploring republican ideas and concepts that developed in sixteenth-century Poland under the impact of humanism and the Renaissance, as well as political and constitutional changes, this is a landmark study of republican discourse in sixteenth-century Poland- Lithuania. It provides a conceptual and contextual analysis of the rich political literature and debate which animated intellectual life and political reasoning during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and effectively demonstrates its republican character"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Translated from the original Polish into English
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2020)