Bibliograph

Machiavelli, a biography, Miles J. Unger

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Machiavelli, a biography, Miles J. Unger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Machiavelli

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

676774087

Responsibility statement

Miles J. Unger

Sub title

a biography

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

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Machiavelli

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