Description
This book presents Jan Jesenský’s 1620 political-philosophical treatise Pro vindiciis contra tyrannos oratio, or Speech in Defence of the Right to Resist Tyrants, in a bilingual Latin-Czech reading edition under the shortened title Proti tyranům. Jesenský (1566–1621), who as rector of Prague University was one of the leading figures in the Bohemian estates’ revolt against King Ferdinand II, intended the text to provide the rebels with a comprehensive ideological foundation and justify their actions before foreign audiences. Although the treatise fell into obscurity and was essentially forgotten after the defeat of the revolt, it offers a unique insight into the motives and background of the events that stood at the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War. Its importance for understanding European thought of the period also lies in its evidence of the reception in the Czech lands of the ideas of Calvinist resistance theorists known as monarchomachs.
Information
Author: Jesenský Jan
Language: Czech
Publication date: May 7, 2019
Manufacturer: Středisko spol. činností AV ČR, v. v. i.
Genres: Philosophy, Technique, Non-fiction literature, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Social sciences, History and facts
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 136
ISBN/EAN: 9788020029553