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The Quotable Machiavelli / Niccolò Machiavelli; ed. by Maurizio Viroli.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (360 p.) : 8 halftonesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691164366
  • 9781400883318
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.1 23
LOC classification:
  • JC143 .M1463 2017eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Note on the Texts -- I. Machiavelli on Himself, His Family, and Friends -- II. Machiavelli Described by His Relatives, Friends, and Lovers -- III. Man and Cosmos -- IV. The Human Condition -- V. Political Life -- VI. Machiavelli on His Contemporaries -- VII. Past and Present -- Selected Bibliography -- Credits -- Index
Summary: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the father of modern political thought, but he is also one of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and his wisdom and style extend far beyond politics to encompass a compelling philosophy of life as well. In The Quotable Machiavelli, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, offers a rich collection of the Florentine's most memorable words on a wide range of subjects, including politics, the human condition, religion, love and happiness, antiquity and history, patriotism, and virtue. Drawing on Machiavelli's entire body of writings, and including little-known "ations as well as famous passages, the book shows the full scope of his thought and belies the cliché that he was a "Machiavellian" cynic. In addition to Machiavelli's own words on dozens of subjects of perennial interest, the book includes some almost unknown texts in which his contemporaries describe him. Complete with a biographical introduction, the book serves as a handy reference and a smart and lively introduction to a masterly thinker and writer.Includes a rich collection of Machiavelli's most memorable words on a wide range of subjects, from politics to the human condition-almost 700 "ations in allEdited and introduced by one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholarsServes as a smart and lively introduction to Machiavelli's life and worksDraws on the complete body of Machiavelli's writingsFeatures a brief biography of Machiavelli, a chronology of his life, suggestions for further reading, and an index
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Note on the Texts -- I. Machiavelli on Himself, His Family, and Friends -- II. Machiavelli Described by His Relatives, Friends, and Lovers -- III. Man and Cosmos -- IV. The Human Condition -- V. Political Life -- VI. Machiavelli on His Contemporaries -- VII. Past and Present -- Selected Bibliography -- Credits -- Index

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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the father of modern political thought, but he is also one of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and his wisdom and style extend far beyond politics to encompass a compelling philosophy of life as well. In The Quotable Machiavelli, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, offers a rich collection of the Florentine's most memorable words on a wide range of subjects, including politics, the human condition, religion, love and happiness, antiquity and history, patriotism, and virtue. Drawing on Machiavelli's entire body of writings, and including little-known "ations as well as famous passages, the book shows the full scope of his thought and belies the cliché that he was a "Machiavellian" cynic. In addition to Machiavelli's own words on dozens of subjects of perennial interest, the book includes some almost unknown texts in which his contemporaries describe him. Complete with a biographical introduction, the book serves as a handy reference and a smart and lively introduction to a masterly thinker and writer.Includes a rich collection of Machiavelli's most memorable words on a wide range of subjects, from politics to the human condition-almost 700 "ations in allEdited and introduced by one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholarsServes as a smart and lively introduction to Machiavelli's life and worksDraws on the complete body of Machiavelli's writingsFeatures a brief biography of Machiavelli, a chronology of his life, suggestions for further reading, and an index

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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