The Discourses
$26.54
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2000
Summary
Few figures in intellectual history have proved as notorious and ambiguous as Niccolò Machiavelli. But while his treatise The Prince made his name synonymous with autocratic ruthlessness and cynical manipulation, The Discourses (c.1517) shows a radically different outlook on the world of politics. In this carefully argued commentary on Livy’s history of republican Rome, Machiavelli proposed a system of government that would uphold civic freedom and security by instilling the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444285 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140444289 |
| Author: | Niccolo Machiavelli, Brian Richardson, Bernard Crick, Leslie Walker |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2000 |
| Weight: | 395g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machivaelli (1469-1527) was appointed secretary to the Florentine Republic in 1498. He was dismissed from this post in 1512 and forced to withdraw from public life, after which time he wrote The Prince, a handbook for rulers. Leslie Walker translated many texts from Italian over the course of a distinguished career.
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