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

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.) :; 8 halftones.
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Table of 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