Mercenaries of knowledge : Vicente Nogueira, the republic of letters, and the making of late Renaissance politics / Fabien Montcher, Saint Louis University
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023
Introduction: Mercenaries of Knowledge in the "Century of Improvisation" -- PART I: Growing Up Under the Pax Hispanica -- Coming of Age as Mercenaries of Knowledge -- The Mercenary Republic -- PART II: The Severing: Trial and Exile -- The Fabric of Dissent -- The Proving Grounds -- PART III: Bibliopolitics and Conflict Management -- Mercenary Diplomacy -- Mercenary Bibliopolitics -- Conclusion: Portraits from a Mercenary Age
Summary
"From Lisbon to Rome via the islands of the Gulf of Guinee and the sugar mills of Northern Brazil, this book explores the strategies and practices (e. g. bibliopolitics) that displaced scholars cultivated to navigate the murky waters of Late Renaissance politics, through the life of the Portuguese jurist-scholar, Vicente Nogueira (1586-1654)"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 25, 2023)
