Physical description:
x, 400 p. ill. (some col.) 24 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-386) and index.;
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.;
Author(s): UNGER, Miles.;
ISBN:
9781416556282 (hbk.);
Subjects: Statesmen --Italy --Biography.;
Intellectuals --Italy --Biography.;
Political scientists --Italy --Biography.;
Authors, Italian --Biography.;
Italy --History --1492-1559 --Biography.;
Florence (Italy --History --1421-1737 --Biography.;
Machiavelli, Niccolò1469-1527.;
Formatted contents notes:
The malice of fate -- Born in poverty -- A sword unsheathed -- The civil servant -- Sir Nihil -- Exit the dragon -- Men of low and poor estate -- The stars align -- Reversal of fortune -- Dismissed, deprived, and totally removed -- The Prince -- Vita contemplativa -- The sage of the garden -- Nightmare and dream -- Finger of Satan.;
Summary notes:
Examines the life of the Florentine intellectual, his relationships with contemporaries ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander VI, his philosophies about power, and the legacy of The Prince.;
Publisher:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster , 2011.;
Call number: 320.1092 UNG;
Type: Book (Bibliographies) Available At: stacks Availability: View details Reviews:
$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [353]-386) and index.
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0 $aThe malice of fate -- Born in poverty -- A sword unsheathed -- The civil servant -- Sir Nihil -- Exit the dragon -- Men of low and poor estate -- The stars align -- Reversal of fortune -- Dismissed, deprived, and totally removed -- The Prince -- Vita contemplativa -- The sage of the garden -- Nightmare and dream -- Finger of Satan.
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$aExamines the life of the Florentine intellectual, his relationships with contemporaries ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander VI, his philosophies about power, and the legacy of The Prince.