Machiavelli's Three Rome'S
IV Vickie B. Sullivan
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Description for Machiavelli's Three Rome'S
Hardcover. Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fuelled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Some insist that he was a Christian, others maintain he was a pagan. This book mediates between these views, arguing that he was neither but that he utilized elements of both. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fuelled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Whereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. She develops her argument by distinguishing among the three Romes that can be understood as existing in Machiavelli's political thought: the first is the Rome of the Christian era, dominated by the pope; the second is the republican Rome of pagan times, which Machiavelli praises; and ... Read more
Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fuelled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Whereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. She develops her argument by distinguishing among the three Romes that can be understood as existing in Machiavelli's political thought: the first is the Rome of the Christian era, dominated by the pope; the second is the republican Rome of pagan times, which Machiavelli praises; and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875802138
SKU
V9780875802138
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