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Also known as On Monarchy, Monarchia

thumb|Monarchia (1700-50s)

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Author
Dante Alighieri
First published
1904
Editions
28
Subjects
Politics and government, Church and state, Early works to 1800, Political science, Political science, early works to 1800, Poetry (poetic works by one author)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
literary work
Country of origin
Italy
Image
Dante, monarchia, 1700-50 ca. (bncf magliabechiano XXX.187).jpg
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language of work or name
medieval Latin
copyright status
public domain
publication date
1316-00-00
form of creative work
prose
Commons category
Monarchia (Dante Alighieri)
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Title and date
  • Argument
  • English editions
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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Monarchia, often called De Monarchia (, ; "(On) Monarchy"), is a Latin treatise on secular and religious power by Dante Alighieri, who wrote it between 1312 and 1313. With this text, the poet intervened in one of the most controversial subjects of his period: the relationship between secular authority (represented by the Holy Roman Emperor) and religious authority (represented by the Pope). Dante's point of view is known on this problem, since during his political activity he had fought to defend the autonomy of the city-government of Florence from the temporal demands of Pope Boniface VIII. The work was banned by the Catholic Church in 1585.

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