Machiavelli: a portrait
The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza’s portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playw...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Celenza, Christopher S., 1967-, Machiavelli : a portrait] (2018) (O’Toole, Edmund)
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| Edition: | Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Machiavelli, Niccolò 1469-1527
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| Further subjects: | B
Europe / Italy / HISTORY
B PHILOSOPHY / Political B Biography B Statesmen (Italy) (Florence) Biography B Statesmen Biography Italy Florence B BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical B Renaissance / HISTORY |
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Cover (Publisher) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza’s portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (256 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-42519-4 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4159/9780674425194 |
