De tyranno

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De tyranno is a political treatise by the Italian humanist Coluccio Salutati that examines the nature and legitimacy of tyranny within the framework of late medieval and early Renaissance political thought.

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instanceOf literary work
political treatise
associatedWith Florentine political debates
civic humanism
author Coluccio Salutati
countryOfOrigin Italy
discusses distinction between legitimate rule and tyranny
moral obligations of rulers
relationship between ruler and law
examines legitimacy of tyranny
nature of tyranny
genre humanist literature
political philosophy
hasAuthorOccupation Italian humanist
chancellor of Florence
hasPerspective humanist critique of tyranny
historicalContext late 14th century Italy
influencedBy Roman political theory
classical political thought
medieval scholastic theology
literaryForm treatise
mainSubject political authority
political legitimacy
tyranny
movement Italian humanism
Renaissance humanism
originalLanguage Latin
partOf early Renaissance political thought
late medieval political thought
philosophicalTradition Christian humanism
scholasticism
timePeriod early Renaissance
Late Middle Ages
surface form: late Middle Ages
titleInLatin De tyranno self-link
workOf Coluccio Salutati

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Coluccio Salutati notableWork De tyranno
De tyranno titleInLatin De tyranno self-link