The History of Italy / / Francesco Guicciardini; ed. by Sidney Alexander.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Guicciardini, Francesco,
• HerausgeberIn: Alexander, Sidney,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; The History of Italy --; BOOK 1 --; BOOK 2 --; BOOK 3 --; BOOK 4 --; BOOK 5 --; BOOK 6 --; BOOK 7 --; BOOK 8 --; BOOK 9 --; BOOK 10 --; BOOK 11 --; BOOK 12 --; BOOK 13 --; BOOK 14 --; BOOK 15 --; BOOK 16 --; BOOK 17 --; BOOK 18 --; BOOK 19 --; BOOK 20 --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691213910; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691213910?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Francesco Guicciardini; ed. by Sidney Alexander.

In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times. His Storia d'Italia became the classic history of Italy--both a brilliant portrayal of the Renaissance and a penetrating vision into the tragedy and comedy of human history in general. Sidney Alexander's readable translation and abridgment of Guicciardini's four-volume work earned the prestigious 1970 P.E.N. Club translation award. His perceptive introduction and notes add much to the understanding of Guicciardini's masterpiece.