Freedom and tyranny in Italy in the middle of the fourteenth century. The Florentine Republic and the Visconti government in the debate on freedom between Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio

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https://doi.org/10.54103/2464-8914/21928

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medieval statutes, freedom, tyranny, republic, guelphs, ghibellines, Bartolo da Sassoferrato, francesco petrarca, Carlo IV Emperor

Abstract

The analysis of the rules of the Florentine Republic statutes of 1355, recently published in vernacular, offers a better understanding of the reasons of the dispute between Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio. The dispute revolved around the forms of the government and their requirements to guarantee well-being and freedom to their peoples.
Under relentless domestic and international wars and conflicts, the institutional characters of the free Republic of Florence and of the Visconti tyranny were built. This process involved the interweaving contributions of the legal science, legislation, culture and political propaganda.

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Published

2023-12-18

How to Cite

Storti, C. (2023). Freedom and tyranny in Italy in the middle of the fourteenth century. The Florentine Republic and the Visconti government in the debate on freedom between Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio. Italian Review of Legal History, (9), 463–491. https://doi.org/10.54103/2464-8914/21928

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No. 9 (2023)

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Discussions: Presentation of "Gli Statuti della Repubblica fiorentina del 1355 in volgare” – Senate of the Republic, "Giovanni Spadolini" Library, Roma – Study Day De Statutis Society - 23 giugno 2023

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