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Selected Political Writings

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Description for Selected Political Writings Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.

Here are The Prince and the most important of the Discourses newly translated into spare, vivid English. Why a new translation? Machiavelli was never the dull, worthy, pedantic author who appears in the pages of other translations, says David Wootton in his Introduction. In the pages that follow I have done my best to let him speak in his own voice. (And indeed, Wootton’s Machiavelli does just that when the occasion demands: renderings of that most problematic of words, virtu, are in each instance followed by the Italian). Notes, a map, and an altogether remarkable Introduction no less authoritative ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872202474
SKU
V9780872202474
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Ref
99-50

About Niccolo Machiavelli
David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.

Reviews for Selected Political Writings
Wootton's Introduction is an excellent piece of work that offers both scholars and students a valuable guide to Machiavelli's texts.
Maurizio Viroli, Princeton University This text is perfect for providing in a single text a balanced presentation of Machiavelli's work. This works excellently in countering general perceptions of a more severe Machiavelli by those familiar only with The Prince. The ... Read more

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