This study places the earliest translations of Aristotles Politics into the larger context of approaches to translating Greek philosophical texts into Latin since Cicero. The option of rendering verbum pro verbo, word by word, was adopted by William of Moerbeke (c. 1215-1286) but rejected by Leonardo Bruni (1369-1444) whose polished style has been, undeservedly, criticized for ignoring the quality of Aristotles prose. Nicole Oresme (c. 1323-1382) presented the first translation of Aristotles Politics into a vernacular, French. All translators have contributed to the modern political vocabulary.

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