Machiavelli - A Portrait

Informationen zum Autor Christopher S. Celenza is Dean of Georgetown College and Professor of History and Classics, Georgetown University. Klappentext The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Celenzäs portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hard-nosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Zusammenfassung The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Celenza’s portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hard-nosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover.

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• Authors: Christopher Celenza, Christopher S Celenza, Christopher S. Celenza, Celenza Christopher S.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2015
• EAN: 9780674416123
• ISBN: 978-0-674-41612-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Social & political philosophy, c 1500 onwards to present day, social and political philosophy, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance