Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France

ISBN: 9780199731565 出版年：2012 页码：258 Bizer, Marc Oxford University Press

In Renaissance France, when the French monarchy traced its origins back to ancient Troy, Homeric epic played an important political role. Through their Homeric interpretations, French humanists not only counseled the king, but also participated actively in national debates about sovereignty, contributing to the development of a French national consciousness.