Machiavelli A Biography

Name: Machiavelli A Biography
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ISBN: 9781416556305

ISBN-10: 1416556303

ISBN-13: 9781416556305

Edition: 2012

Authors: Miles J. Unger

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A “captivating biography of Italian philosopher and playwright”*—NiccolÒ Machiavelli, author of The Prince—whose writings have outraged and inspired generations of readers. Few philosophers are more often referred to and more often misunderstood. Truly a product of the Renaissance period, Machiavelli was as much a revolutionary in the field of political philosophy as Leonardo or Michelangelo were in painting and sculpture. Machiavelli spent years studying events and people before writing his famous books, which were based on observations of human nature that were as perceptive as Shakespeare’s. Descended from minor nobility, he grew up in a household that was run by a vacillating and…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 6/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Miles Unger is the former managing editor of Art New England and a frequent contributor to the New York Times as well as other national publications.



Select Cast of Characters


Prologue: The Malice of Fate



Born in Poverty



A Sword Unsheathed



The Civil Servant



Sir Nihil



Exit the Dragon



Men of Low and Poor Station



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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Index