Why Machiavelli Matters Now - Couverture rigide

Lee, Alexander; Bowd, Stephen

 
9781399410847: Why Machiavelli Matters Now
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1399410849 ISBN 13 : 9781399410847
Editeur : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2026

Synopsis

An exploration of Machiavelli's poetry, love affairs, friendships, and his preoccupation with truth and perception.

Who was Niccolo Machiavelli and why should we consider him relevant to the problems and vexations of the modern world? Stephen Bowd and Alexander Lee aim to 'defamiliarize' Machiavelli.

Given that he is so well known, if only by name, and the subject of such grave misconceptions and prejudice, the authors set out to explain why he is not the 'Machiavellian' figure he is supposed to be, and that he was not just a political thinker.

Examining his frequently bawdy poetry, his comedies and his love affairs and friendships, this book will lead modern readers on an exhilarating and thought-provoking journey through Machiavelli's mind, bringing him to life and illuminating why such a seminal thinker should be of urgent interest to us today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Alexander Lee is fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick.
After top degrees at Cambridge, he undertook doctoral research at Edinburgh University. He has held posts previously at Oxford, Université de Luxembourg and Bergamo. He is the author of a number of books, most recently Machiavelli: His Life and Times (Picador 2020) and The Imperial Idea in Fourteenth Century Italy (OUP 2018). He is a top scholar in his field.

Stephen Bowd is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Edinburgh and has published extensively on the history of Venice and on the Renaissance. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and is committed to widening access to historical studies. He has presented his work to a wide range of non-academic audiences by means of live talks, newspaper interviews (eg. Corriere della Sera) and podcasts.

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Éditeur
Bloomsbury Continuum
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1399410849
ISBN 13 
9781399410847
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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