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Book SynopsisThe Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which allowed rulers to hold power due to approval of their subjects.
Trade Review'Anyone interested in the classical tradition in Renaissance France would find much material to interest them... The Gargantuan Polity is every welcome, especially by virtue of bringing to light neglected legal, political and religious writings and placing these within a clear and helpful argumentative framework.' -- Hugh Roberts International Journal of the Classical Studies, vol 17:02:2010 'The Gargantuan Polity is powerfully argued, presenting a clear and original thesis that provides a helpful corrective to the cliche of the rise of the self.' -- Hugh Roberts International Journal of the Classical Tradition, vol 17:02:2010
