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Abstract

In the 16th century the ancient Sparta was, as a state, an explicit political reference not only for theorists who, with their strong links to the classical past, sought above all social and constitutional stability for Renaissance republics with ambitious geopolitical designs, but also for others who opposed in their writings the growing support for absolute monarchy. As an idyllic and timeless society, formed by citizens who were models of freedom and civic virtues, Sparta was also veiled inspiration for utopians who dreamed of a better, ideal world, a refuge in which to escape the corrupt and mundane reality surrounding them. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
LA IMPRONTA DE ESPARTA EN EL HUMANISMO Y LA UTOPÍA DEL SIGLO XVI1/The Trace of Sparta in Sixteenth-Century Humanism and Utopia
Author
Fornis, César
Pages
333-345
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN
02132052
e-ISSN
25304100
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1511803830
Copyright
Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2012