Machiavelli in Hell by Sebastian De Grazia

Machiavelli in Hell by Sebastian De Grazia

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Telling the story of Machiavelli's childhood and period of personal crisis following his imprisonment, the author turns to "The Prince", and uses the facts of biography to illuminate how Machiavelli's ideas gathered power and came together to form a unified vision of humankind and the world.

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Machiavelli in Hell by Sebastian De Grazia

Convinced that a good political leader or "prince new" would have to engage in acts of cruelty and bad faith, Machiavelli faces a predicament: how to justify this evil to prospective leaders themselves and to people at large. This study offers an exploration of how he penetrated this difficulty. Telling the story of Machiavelli's childhood and period of personal crisis following his imprisonment, the author turns to "The Prince", and uses the facts of biography to illuminate how Machiavelli's ideas gathered power and came together to form a unified vision of humankind and the world.
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ISBN 13 9780333633311
ISBN 10 0333633318
Title Machiavelli in Hell
Author Sebastian De Grazia
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1996-03-08
Number of pages 512
Prizes Winner of Pulitzer Prize Biography Category 1990
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