The Ciceronian Theory of Tyrannicide from Buchanan to Milton

In The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates as well as in later 1650s writings, John Milton reinterpreted the reading of Cicero on the issue of tyrannicide such as had been first formulated by Buchanan. This enabled him to cast aside the theories of his Calvinist predecessors and to reaffirm the intrinsic liberty of man

The Ciceronian Theory of Tyrannicide from Buchanan to Milton

In The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates as well as in later 1650s writings, John Milton reinterpreted the reading of Cicero on the issue of tyrannicide such as had been first formulated by Buchanan. This enabled him to cast aside the theories of his Calvinist predecessors and to reaffirm the intrinsic liberty of man.Dans The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates mais aussi plusieurs œuvres publiées dans les années 1650, John Milton réinterprète la lecture des sources cicéroniennes sur le tyrannicide, telle qu’elle est diffusée depuis Buchanan. Ceci lui permet de faire table rase des théories de ses prédécesseurs calvinistes, pour réaffirmer la liberté de l’homme