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Selected philosophical poems of Tommaso Campanella /
A contemporary of Giordano Bruno and Galileo, Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) was a controversial philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet who was persecuted during the Inquisition and spent much of his adult life imprisoned because of his heterodox views. He is best known today for two works: T...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Chicago ; London :
University of Chicago Press,
2011.
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| Edición: | Bilingual ed. |
| Colección: | Bruniana & Campanelliana Selected philosophical poems of Tommaso Campanella
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A contemporary of Giordano Bruno and Galileo, Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) was a controversial philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet who was persecuted during the Inquisition and spent much of his adult life imprisoned because of his heterodox views. He is best known today for two works: The City of the Sun, a dialogue inspired by Plato's Republic, in which he prophesies a vision of a unified, peaceful world governed by a theocratic monarchy; and his well-meaning Defense of Galileo, which may have done Galileo more harm than good because of Campanella's p. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226092072 0226092070 |