Policraticus

Policraticus or Polycraticus is a work by John of Salisbury, written around 1159. Sometimes called the first complete medieval work of political theory,^[1] it belongs, at least in part, to the genre of advice literature addressed to rulers known as "mirrors for princes", but also breaks from that genre by offering advice to courtiers and bureaucrats.^[2] Though it takes up a wide variety of ethical questions, it is most famous for attempting to define the responsibilities of kings and their relationship to their subjects.

^ Camille, Michael (1994). "The image and the self: unwriting late medieval bodies". In Kay, Sarah; Rubin, Miri (eds.). Framing Medieval Bodies. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-719-03615-6.
^ Nederman, Cary J. (1997). Medieval Aristotelianism and Its Limits: Classical Traditions in Moral and Political Philosophy, 12th–15th Centuries. Aldershot: Ashgate. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-860-78622-1.

[1] Camille, Michael (1994). "The image and the self: unwriting late medieval bodies". In Kay, Sarah; Rubin, Miri (eds.). Framing Medieval Bodies. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-719-03615-6.

[2] Nederman, Cary J. (1997). Medieval Aristotelianism and Its Limits: Classical Traditions in Moral and Political Philosophy, 12th–15th Centuries. Aldershot: Ashgate. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-860-78622-1.

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