Machiavelli : a portrait /
The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic...
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2015]
Cambridge, MA : [2015] Cambridge, Massachusetts : 2015 Cambridge, Massachusetts : [2015] Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- Renaissance, conspiracies, bonfires: Machiavelli's little-known youth
- Highs and lows : Machiavelli emerges
- Interlude : Machiavelli's letter
- The prince
- The discourses
- The comedy of life : letters and plays, wives and lovers
- History
- Ghosts
- 1 Renaissance, Conspiracies, Bonfires: Machiavelli's Little-Known Youth 4
- 2 Highs and. Lows: Machiavelli Emerges 31
- 3 Interlude; Machiavelli's Letter 57
- 4 The Prince 65
- 5 Conversing with the Ancients: The Discourses 102
- 6 The Comedy of Life; Letters and Plays, Wives and Lovers 134
- 7 History 160
- 8 Ghosts 190
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Renaissance, Conspiracies, Bonfires
- 2. Highs and Lows
- 3. Interlude
- 4. The Prince
- 5. Conversing with the Ancients: Th e Discourses
- 6. The Comedy of Life: Letters and Plays, Wives and Lovers
- 7. History
- 8. Ghosts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Renaissance, Conspiracies, Bonfires
- 2. Highs and Lows
- 3. Interlude
- 4. The Prince
- 5. Conversing with the Ancients: Th e Discourses
- 6. The Comedy of Life: Letters and Plays, Wives and Lovers
- 7. History
- 8. Ghosts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index