{"product_id":"thomas-elyot-critical-editions-of-four-works-on-counsel-9789004365100","title":"Thomas Elyot: Critical Editions of Four Works on Counsel","description":"This volume provides the first modern scholarly editions of four works on the rhetoric of counsel by Sir Thomas Elyot (1490-1546), humanist scholar and advisor to Henry VIII of England.  \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrinal of Princes\u003c\/i\u003e, a translation of Isocrates’ \u003ci\u003eTo Nicocles\u003c\/i\u003e, and probably the earliest English book translated directly from Greek into English, consists of a collection of aphorisms, all advising moderation, addressed to monarchs. \u003ci\u003ePasquill the Playne\u003c\/i\u003e, the first English pasquinade, is a comic dialogue on the ethical challenges involved in counseling a prince. \u003ci\u003eOf That Knowledge Which Maketh a Wise Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a direct imitation of a Platonic dialogue, in which Plato’s confrontation with the Sicilian tyrant Dionysius is given dramatic form. A third dialogue, \u003ci\u003eThe Defense of Good Women\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first printed English book that argues for the moral and political equality of women to men. Included in the volume are a general introduction to Elyot’s life and political career, extensive critical introductions to each of the texts, full recordings of the variations between printed editions, and substantive notes.","brand":"Robert G. Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48273679909115,"sku":"9789004365100","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5bf7468a-851a-4475-9e2f-be64f73ee1be.jpg?v=1771275095","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/thomas-elyot-critical-editions-of-four-works-on-counsel-9789004365100","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}