Machiavelli : : A Portrait / / Christopher S. Celenza.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Celenza, Christopher S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674425194; 9783110665901
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674425194
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christopher S. Celenza.

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 playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover.