{"product_id":"9781580447256","title":"George Ashby, \"Active Policy of a Prince and Dicta et opiniones diversorum philosophorum\" - Aline Douma","description":"George Ashby's Active Policy of a Prince and its addendum Dicta et opiniones diversorum philosophorum, a mirror for princes written ca. 1461-1462 for the Lancastrian prince Edward, is a unique witness to the political discourse of the Wars of the Roses. As a clerk of the Signet Office, Ashby had intimate knowledge of both the inner workings of politics at the Lancastrian court as well as its key players. The Active Policy of a Prince is a largely original work of political advice written in Middle English, while the Dicta et opiniones diversorum philosophorum is a macaronic text, combining prose passages taken mostly from the Latin wisdom text Liber philosophorum moralium antiquorum, followed by Ashby's verse translations in Middle English. This book presents a full edition of The Active Policy and Dicta with extensive glosses, notes and translations of the Latin passages.","brand":"Aline Douma","offers":[{"title":"176 pages \/ 30\/11\/2026 \/ Literary studies: classical, early \u0026 medieval","offer_id":57663786877303,"sku":"9781580447256","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781580447256","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}