The Quotable Machiavelli / Niccolò Machiavelli; Maurizio Viroli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Machiavelli, Niccolò, author.

Contributor:

Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.

Viroli, Maurizio, editor.

Standardized Title:

Quotations. Selections. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

[Enhanced Credo edition]

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Note on the Texts

I. Machiavelli on Himself, His Family, and Friends

II. Machiavelli Described by His Relatives, Friends, and Lovers

III. Man and Cosmos

IV. The Human Condition

V. Political Life

VI. Machiavelli on His Contemporaries

VII. Past and Present

Selected Bibliography

Credits

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781786845665

1786845660

9781400883318

1400883318

OCLC:

1007238099