Diamond, Jeff. Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the present : the art and ethics of gaining favor

Folger bibliographic ID: 352460
Folger call number: HN380.Z9 P63 2017
Folger holdings ID: 501059

"This study examines the ways in which intellectuals of the Renaissance period sought to win the patronage of the powerful while maintaining independence. It analyzes the ethical dilemmas involved and how these were reflected in the lives and writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Michel de Montaigne"--Provided by publisher

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Introduction: An ingratiating world -- Background to the Renaissance culture of ingratiation -- Rhetoric and philosophy in the Renaissance : speaking well versus speaking truly -- Decorum -- Relations of power in Renaissance society : humanists and patrons -- Individuals -- Niccolò Machiavelli : a conflicted conception of manhood -- Desiderius Erasmus : an accommodating spirit -- Thomas More : ingratiation and its limits -- Michel de Montaigne : "self"-preservation -- Conclusion: From the Renaissance to the modern world

Extended title: Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the present : the art and ethics of gaining favor / Jeff Diamond

Power (Social sciences) Social interaction Patron and client Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535 Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 Intellectuals Renaissance

author: Diamond, Jeff
subject: Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527
subject: Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536
subject: More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535
subject: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592