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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 Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Machiavelli's entire written legacy comes to roughly 2,000 pages. There are not as many English translations of the rest of his work as there are these two, so even finding a source to read is sometimes difficult, especially finding a modern translation.
Viroli has chosen a wide range of selections from that voluminous work and arranged them in subject categories. This allows the reader an easily digestible glimpse into the mind of Machiavelli from all of his works, not just one or two "famous" books. And his selections help show just how wide-ranging Machiavelli was in his writing and his thoughts.
It does help to have read a biography of Machiavelli because it will put the selections from his correspondence and his minor works in context.
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