| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
x, 400 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-386) and index. |
| Contents |
The malice of fate -- Born in poverty -- A sword unsheathed -- The civil servant -- Sir Nihil -- Exit the dragon -- Men of low and poor estate -- The stars align -- Reversal of fortune -- Dismissed, deprived, and totally removed -- The Prince -- Vita contemplativa -- The sage of the garden -- Nightmare and dream -- Finger of Satan. |
| Summary |
Examines the life of the Florentine intellectual, his relationships with contemporaries ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander VI, his philosophies about power, and the legacy of The Prince. |
| Subject |
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
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Statesmen -- Italy -- Biography.
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Intellectuals -- Italy -- Biography.
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Political scientists -- Italy -- Biography.
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Authors, Italian -- Biography.
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Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Biography.
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Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781416556282 hardback $28.00 |
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9781439193891 (ebk.) |
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1416556281 hardback |
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1439193894 (ebk.) |
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