The Life of Niccolò MachiavelliThis biography of Macchiavelli is widely regarded as Ridolfi’s masterpiece and is based on much material drawn from private and public archives. It presents a fresh interpretation of Macchiavelli’s career and writings and here, for example the dating of the composition of such famous works as the Prince and the Mandragola is established for the first time. This English translation, when originally published in 1963 included numerous correction and additions which brought it up to date with the most recent studies on Macchiavelli and his works. |
Contents
THE FIRST COMMISSIONS | |
THE FIRST MISSION TO FRANCE | |
THE REBELLIONS OF SUBJECT STATES AND THE CAMPAIGNS OF CAESAR BORGIA | |
THE MISSION TO CAESAR BORGIA | |
THE IDLENESS OF SANT ANDREA THE DISCOURSES AND THE PRINCE | |
LOVE AND SUFFERING | |
LITERARY DIVERSIONS THE ASS MANDRAGOLA BELFAGOR | |
THE LIFE OF CASTRUCCIO AND THE ART OF WAR HISTORIES FOR FLORINS | |
THE LEGATION TO THE FRANCISCANS | |
NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI HISTORIAN | |
NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI HISTORIAN AND COMEDIAN | |
NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI HISTORIAN COMIC AND TRAGIC AUTHOR | |
THE FIRST ROMAN LEGATION | |
THE SECOND MISSION TO FRANCE THE FIRST DECENNALE THE MILITIA | |
THE FLORENTINE HISTORIES THE SECOND LEGATION TO JULIUS II | |
THE GERMAN LEGATION THE WAR AND THE RETAKING OF PISA | |
MISSION TO MANTUA AND VERONA THE THIRD MISSION TO FRANCE | |
THE TWELFTH HOUR | |
SORROWFUL MACHIAVELLI | |
SIXTY YEARS | |
THE | |
THE UNARMED PROPHET | |
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE NOTES | |
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