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Carneades' Legacy: the Morality of Eloquence in the Humanist and Papalist Writings of Pietro del Monte

The English historical review, 2002-04, Vol.117 (471), p.284-305 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2002 Oxford University Press ;COPYRIGHT 2002 Oxford University Press ;Copyright Oxford University Press(England) Apr 2002 ;ISSN: 0013-8266 ;EISSN: 1477-4534 ;DOI: 10.1093/ehr/117.471.284

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  • Title:
    Carneades' Legacy: the Morality of Eloquence in the Humanist and Papalist Writings of Pietro del Monte
  • Author: Rundle, David
  • Subjects: Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ; Carneades (c214-129 BC) ; Classical rhetoric ; Criticism and interpretation ; del Monte, Pietro (1400?-57) ; Humanism ; Humanists ; Justice ; Kingship ; Legacies ; Literary criticism ; Monarchy ; Oratory ; Philosophers ; Political aspects ; Political rhetoric ; Politics ; Popes ; Tyranny
  • Is Part Of: The English historical review, 2002-04, Vol.117 (471), p.284-305
  • Description: Humanists were paid to be eloquent; they were persuasive, at the expense, it is said, of being consistent. Yet, did the humanists themselves lack a sense of the virtue of constancy and of sincerity? This article attempts to answer that question through the example of the writings of Pietro del Monte (c. 1400–1457). Del Monte, a Venetian who eventually became Bishop of Brescia (1442–1457), was the author of both humanist and canonist works. The focus of this article is particularly on the range of writings he produced while papal collector to England (1435–1440). His humanist works have been termed ‘civic humanist’, his papalist writings ‘monarchist’, but they have rarely been studied side by side. By pursuing such a comparison, what becomes notable are as much the similarities between the texts as their differences. Their apparent inconsistencies partially melt away while what remains is a constant concern for what might be called the morality of eloquence. Such a concern does not place del Monte apart from his contemporaries; on the contrary, he is surely part of the mainstream.
  • Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0013-8266
    EISSN: 1477-4534
    DOI: 10.1093/ehr/117.471.284
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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