Machiavelli : from radical to reactionary / Robert Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Robert, 1946- author.

Series:

Renaissance lives.

Renaissance lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Machiavelli, Niccolò.

Statesmen--Italy--Florence--Biography.

Statesmen.

Authors, Italian--Biography.

Authors, Italian.

Intellectuals--Italy--Biography.

Intellectuals.

Political scientists--Italy--Florence--Biography.

Political scientists.

Italy--Politics and government--1268-1559.

Italy.

Florence (Italy)--History--1421-1737.

Florence (Italy).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, 1 map, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2022.

Summary:

'Machiavellian' can signify duplicity and amorality in politics, but Machiavelli himself is far more complex than this cliché. A high-ranking Florentine government official and prolific writer of hugely influential political, military and historical works, Machiavelli was also a vernacular poet, first-rank dramatist and religious radical, rejecting not only the contemporary Catholic Church but Christianity itself. From champion of Florentine popular republicanism to political radical to conservative, Robert Black explores the many faces of the man described as the father of modern political philosophy and political science. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Humanist, poet, civil servant, 1469-1512

The aspiring Medici courtier, 1512-16

Republican, critic of Christianity and man of letters, 1515 and beyond

The emerging conservative, 1519-27

Machiavelli's legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-238) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Black, Robert Machiavelli

ISBN:

9781789146141

OCLC:

1336989948