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Author Celenza, Christopher S., 1967-

Title Machiavelli : a portrait / Christopher S. Celenza.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Renaissance, conspiracies, bonfires: Machiavelli's little-known youth -- Highs and lows : Machiavelli emerges -- Interlude : Machiavelli's letter -- The prince -- The discourses -- The comedy of life : letters and plays, wives and lovers -- History -- Ghosts.
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Summary "Machiavellian"--Used to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitiless - is never meant as a compliment. But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher S. Celenza's Machiavelli: A Portrait removes the varnish of centuries to reveal not only the hardnosed political philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Machiavelli's hometown was the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century, a place of unparalleled artistic and intellectual attainments. But Florence was also riven by extraordinary violence. War and public executions were commonplace - Machiavelli himself was imprisoned and brutally tortured at the behest of his own government. These experiences left a deep impression on this keen observer of power politics, whose two masterpieces - The Prince and The Discourses - draw everywhere on the hard-won wisdom gained from navigating a treacherous world. But like many of Machiavelli's fellow Florentines, he also immersed himself in the Latin language and wisdom of authors from the classical past. And for all of Machiavelli's indifference to religion, vestiges of Christianity remained in his thought, especially the hope for a redeemer - a prince who would provide the stability so rare in Machiavelli's worldly experience.
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Language English.
Subject Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. (OCoLC)fst00029240
Machiavelli, Niccolò 1469-1527.
Statesmen -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography.
Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737.
Florence (Italy) -- Social conditions -- 15th century.
Florence (Italy) -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
Italy -- Florence. (OCoLC)fst01204699
Statsmän.
Politiska förhållanden -- historia.
Italy -- Florens.
Political Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Political Theory of the State.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Chronological Term 1400-1737
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Other Form: Print version: Celenza, Christopher S., 1967- Machiavelli 9780674416123 (DLC) 2014028103 (OCoLC)893709465
Standard No. 10.4159/9780674425194 doi
ISBN 9780674425194 (electronic bk.)
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