Investigation of the Medieval Origins of the Idea of World Government
FAIN: FB-11860-73
Larry I. Peterman
Regents of the University of California, Davis (Davis, CA 95618-6153)
To examine the medieval origins of the idea of world government with special reference to Dante's Convivio and Monarchia. There will be an attempt to ascertain what political conditions and what crisis in political thought led Dante to political ills of his day.