An Unlikely Prince by Niccolo Capponi

An Unlikely Prince by Niccolo Capponi

Acclaimed scholar Niccolo Capponi - a direct descendant of Machiavelli - analyses the famous political theorist in the context of his own times, revealing the many sides of the man behind the political genius and explaining his inability to capitalise on his own theories. In his compelling new biography - the first comprehensive one in English in more than forty years - historian Niccolo Capponi frees Machiavelli (1469-1527) from centuries of misinterpretation. Exploring the Renaissance city of Florence where Machiavelli lived, Capponi reveals the man behind the legends, and a complex portrait of Machiavelli emerges - he was at once a brilliantly skillful diplomat and woefully inept liar; a sharp thinker and an impractical dreamer; a hard-nosed power broker and a risk-taking gambler; a calculating propagandist and an imprudent jokester. Capponi's intimate portrait of Machiavelli shows how Machiavelli's behavior was utterly un-Machiavellian, and how his vision of the world was limited by his very provincial outlook. In the end, frustrated by his own political failures and always writing with Florence in mind and for a Florentine audience, Machiavelli was baffled by the international success of "The Prince".

Niccolo Capponi holds a Ph.D. in Military History, and is the author of Victory of the West: The Story of the Battle of Lepanto. He is a former fellow of the Medici Archive Project and curator of the Capponi Archive. A direct descendant of Machiavelli, he lives in Florence, Italy.

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ISBN 10	030681756X
Titel	An Unlikely Prince
Autor	Niccolo Capponi
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Hachette Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-06-29
Seitenanzahl	360
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