内容简介
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。
作者简介
JohnofSalisbury（c1115-1180）Wastheforemostpoliticaltheoristofhisage..Hewastrainedinscholastictheologyandphilosophy，andhiswritingsareinvaluableasasummaryofmanyofthemetaphysicalspeculationsofhistime.ThePolicraticusishismainwork，andisregardedasthefirstcompleteworkofpoliticaltheorytobewrittenintheLatinMiddleAges。CaryNederman’sneweditionandtranslation，currentlytheonlyavailableversioninEnglish，isprimarilyaimedatundergraduatestudentsofthehistoryofpoliticalthoughtandmedievalhistory.Hisnewtranslationshowtheimportanceofthistextinunderstandingthemores,formsofconductandbeliefsofthemostpowerfulandlearnedsegmentsoftwelfth-centuryWesternEurope.Endeavouringtoreformtheeducationofclericslikehimself,JohnofSalisburytouchesonmanyimportantthemesinpoliticalthought,includingthenatureofjusticeandlaw,thefoundationsofsocialandpoliticalorganization,andtyrannyanditsconsequences.Aworkinthemirror-for-princesgenre,thePolicraticuswasalsoseenbycontemporariesasanadvicebookforcourtiersandsudjects，aswellasasurveyoftheidealsandaspirationsofthetwelfth-centurychurchandcourt.
