Politeness, “Humanitas” and Imperialism. A Reflection by Montesquieu (“EL”, XIX, 27) and Tacitus’ “Agricola”
A reflection by Montesquieu on the relationship between absolutism, idleness and politeness (“EL” XIX, 27) is connected, through a note later deleted in the manuscript, to chap. 21 of Tacitus’ “Agricola”, where the author shows how Agricola, the father-in-law of the historian and a general victoriou...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Published: |
University of Bologna
2020-04-01
|
| Series: | Montesquieu.it |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://montesquieu.unibo.it/article/view/10733 |