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Niccolò's smile : a biography of Machiavelli / Maurizio Viroli ; translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar.
Van Pelt Library DG738.14.M2 V74 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Viroli, Maurizio
- Standardized Title:
- Sorriso di Niccolò. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
- Machiavelli, Niccolò.
- Florence (Italy)--Politics and government--1421-1737.
- Florence (Italy).
- Statesmen--Italy--Florence--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Italy--Florence.
- Intellectuals--Italy--Florence--Biography.
- Intellectuals.
- Authors, Italian--16th century--Biography.
- Authors, Italian.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xv, 271 pages : maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Other Title:
- Biography of Machiavelli
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.
- Summary:
- The life of the founder of modern political thought is presented in this volume that explores Machiavelli's robust philosophy of life, his loves and friendships, and his travels and adventures.
- Contents:
- 1. The Mask and the Face 3
- 2. Events That Left Their Mark 11
- 3. The Birth of the Republic and the Death of the Prophet 19
- 4. A Very Special Secretary 29
- 5. Broader Horizons 39
- 6. A Furious Wife and an Unsettling Duke 49
- 7. The Great Theater of Politics 57
- 8. History Teaches Those Who Wish to Learn 67
- 9. A Great Idea, Perhaps Too Great 77
- 10. The Envy of the Florentines and a Warrior Pope 87
- 11. The Mission to the Emperor's Court and the Conquest of Pisa 97
- 12. The Gathering Storm 107
- 13. The Death of a Republic 119
- 14. Tragedy and Laughter 131
- 15. To Seem Alive 141
- 16. The Prince and Niccolo's Love Affairs 153
- 17. The Comedy of Life 171
- 18. The Flavor of History 183
- 19. Stories of Monks, Hell, and Devils 199
- 20. Niccolo's Last Loves 215
- 21. In the Palazzo Vecchio and in the Field, for the Last Time 233
- 22. To Love One's Native City More Than One's Own Soul 245.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-262) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0374221871
- OCLC:
- 43641417
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