The Body Politic Metaphor in Communal and Post-Communal Italy – Some Remarks on the Case of Lombardy
Andrea Gamberini
Abstract This paper uses the body politic metaphor to explore dialectic of power between different political players in communal and post-communal Lombardy. On one hand, notions corporeal links, drawing upon an ancient venerable tradition, were key strands public debate on state formation Late Middle Ages. other there distinctively discourses based metaphor. My purpose is investigate all these aspects through analysis so-called “pragmatic writings” (such as letters, decrees, notarial deeds), sources usually overlooked by historians thought. As shown this paper, novelty approach makes it possible appreciate metaphors performative tools instruments action.
Early Science and Medicine|Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)