Mercenaries of Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9781009340496 / Twarda / 2023 / 350 str.

Missouri) Montcher Fabien (Saint Louis University

Opis

Explores the strategies that displaced scholars cultivated to navigate the murky waters of Late Renaissance politics.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Growing Up Under the Pax Hispanica; 1. Coming of Age as Mercenaries of Knowledge; 2. The Mercenary Republic; Part II. The Severing: Trial and Exile; 3. The Fabric of Dissent; 4. The Proving Grounds; Part III. Bibliopolitics and Conflict Management; 5. Mercenary Diplomacy; 6. Mercenary Bibliopolitics; Conclusion: Portraits from a Mercenary Age; Bibliography; Index.