De Monarchia

About this film

LibriVox recording of De Monarchia by Dante Alighieri. (Translated by Aurelia Henry Reinhardt.) Read in English by Leni; Mickey T.; Ashley; Algy Pug; Ann Boulais; Mary J. The De Monarchia is one of the main works by Dante Alighieri. It is a treatise on secular and religious power, and more specifically on the relationship between secular authority (represented by the Holy Roman Emperor) and religious authority (represented by the Pope). The work is composed of three books, in which Dante condemns the theocratic conception of the power elaborated by the Roman Church and defends that both the Pope and the Emperor derive their power from God, and, that being so, God gave to each power in one certain area of life, which means they should not interfere with each other's power and one should not be considered above the other. - Summary by Leni For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (104MB)

Directors & creators

Dante Alighieri

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;religion; medieval philosophy; controversies; holy roman emperor; papal power

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