This is the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating word of political theory.Dante’s Monarchy addresses the fundamental question of what form of political organization best suits human natrue.It embodies a political vision of starting originality and power,and illminates the intellectual interests and achievements of one of the world’s great poets.Prue Shaw’s translation is accompanied by a full introduction and notes, which provide a complete guide to the text,and which place Monarchy in the context of Dante’s life and work.PRUE SHAW is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian at University Colliehge London.

本丛书囊括了所有著名的经典原著，但与此同时，它又扩展了传统的评价尺度，以便能够纳入范围广泛、不那么出名的作品。每一本书都有一个评论性的导言，加上历史年表、生平梗概、进一步阅读指南，以及必要的词汇表和原文注解。

Acknowledgement

Introduction

Editor’s note

Principal events in Dante’s life

Bibligraphical note

Monarchy

Book Ⅰ

Book Ⅱ

Book Ⅲ

Biographical notes

Table of biblical citations

Table of citations from Aristotle

Index