La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni

Our understanding of political exile in Renaissance Italy is still largely reliant on a construction of the problem through German historiography and sociology carried out from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Hans Baron’s works on Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) reveal...

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Main Author: Laurent Baggioni
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Editions 2014-11-01
Series:Laboratoire Italien
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/laboratoireitalien/770
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spelling doaj-6d0509eecf474217ba0a200f57dc673d2020-11-25T00:44:46ZfraÉcole Normale Supérieure de Lyon EditionsLaboratoire Italien1627-92042117-49702014-11-011411513210.4000/laboratoireitalien.770La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo BruniLaurent BaggioniOur understanding of political exile in Renaissance Italy is still largely reliant on a construction of the problem through German historiography and sociology carried out from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Hans Baron’s works on Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) reveal a humanist vision modelled on that of the rootless intellectual. Through a rereading of certain texts by Bruni, this article intends to demonstrate that exile is not only a sociological condition but also a subject of political reflection. Bruni, summoning certain natural law motives linked to caritas patriae, invites us to think about exiles’ participation in the political community, and tends to reduce exile to a simple reversible circumstance. Humanist thought is thus distinguished from mere protection of the regime in power or a caste’s interests through its wish to create a pacified political memory.http://journals.openedition.org/laboratoireitalien/770
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La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni
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title La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni
title_short La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni
title_full La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni
title_fullStr La figure de l’exilé et la représentation de l’humaniste. Réflexions sur Hans Baron et Leonardo Bruni
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description Our understanding of political exile in Renaissance Italy is still largely reliant on a construction of the problem through German historiography and sociology carried out from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Hans Baron’s works on Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) reveal a humanist vision modelled on that of the rootless intellectual. Through a rereading of certain texts by Bruni, this article intends to demonstrate that exile is not only a sociological condition but also a subject of political reflection. Bruni, summoning certain natural law motives linked to caritas patriae, invites us to think about exiles’ participation in the political community, and tends to reduce exile to a simple reversible circumstance. Humanist thought is thus distinguished from mere protection of the regime in power or a caste’s interests through its wish to create a pacified political memory.
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