L’Homme et la Cité: Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639), La Cité du Soleil, 1602
The Man and the City: Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639), The City of the Sun, 1602

Summary/Abstract: The City of the Sun is known as a dialogue between a grand master of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, known by the name of the Order of Malta, representing the Old World and a Genovese admiral, captain Cristopher Columbus, who had just finished his voyage around the world, and who symbolizes the New World. He proposes telling the story of the wonders he had admired, while the role of his interlocutor is limited to asking questions. The work is articulated around seven moments: the description of the town, the government, the generation and community of goods, hygiene, politics, and religion. Tommaso Campanella proposes here the model of an ideal Republic where man beholds a privileged place in the City.

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