Machiavelli - The First Century
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Machiavelli - The First Century by Sydney Anglo
Between 1513 and 1525 Machiavelli wrote a series of works dealing with political, military, and historical matters which continued to be reissued regularly, well into the early seventeenth century. Based upon primary sources, this book, from an expert in the field of Renaissance studies, offers an interpretation of the impact of Machiavelli.
The difficulties of dealing with a subject which is so elusive and complex have not prevented the author from giving us a truly important work, rich in ideas, and with a bibliographic framework of remarkable breadth and accuracy, which encompasses the whole European perspective.. * Michaela Valente, Bruniana & Campanelliana Anno XII *
Anglo succeeds in bringing order to a period of European thought which selects as its spokesman, both positive and negative, Machiavelli. * Michaela Valente, Bruniana & Campanelliana Anno XII *
Sydney Anglo, with his customary verve, humour, scholarship, and stamina, takes the reader in search of Machiavelli ... A vivid and thorough summary of the various ways in which Machiavelli was read... * Diego Zancani, TLS *
Machiavelli - The First Century is [also] a celebration of the greatness of one individual who not only got his own century talking, but the following ones as well. * Diego Zancani, TLS *
The weightiest treatment yet to appear in English of the reception of Machiavelli's works * The English Historical Review *
Anglo has written a profoundly learned and complex book, but one that provides a hugely impressive argument for the difficulty, as well as the importance, of doing the history of ideas properly and explaining Machiavelli's legacy effectively. * Political Studies *
Sydney Anglo raises the whole question of Machiavelli and his 'influence' to a totally new level. His arguments are powerful and persuasive. * Keith Thomas *
The first feeling one has when approaching this big book is...one of great admiration * Marco Formisano, Renaissance Studies *
This is a very impressive book. * N.W. Bawcutt, Modern Language Review, 102.1 *
Anglo succeeds in bringing order to a period of European thought which selects as its spokesman, both positive and negative, Machiavelli. * Michaela Valente, Bruniana & Campanelliana Anno XII *
Sydney Anglo, with his customary verve, humour, scholarship, and stamina, takes the reader in search of Machiavelli ... A vivid and thorough summary of the various ways in which Machiavelli was read... * Diego Zancani, TLS *
Machiavelli - The First Century is [also] a celebration of the greatness of one individual who not only got his own century talking, but the following ones as well. * Diego Zancani, TLS *
The weightiest treatment yet to appear in English of the reception of Machiavelli's works * The English Historical Review *
Anglo has written a profoundly learned and complex book, but one that provides a hugely impressive argument for the difficulty, as well as the importance, of doing the history of ideas properly and explaining Machiavelli's legacy effectively. * Political Studies *
Sydney Anglo raises the whole question of Machiavelli and his 'influence' to a totally new level. His arguments are powerful and persuasive. * Keith Thomas *
The first feeling one has when approaching this big book is...one of great admiration * Marco Formisano, Renaissance Studies *
This is a very impressive book. * N.W. Bawcutt, Modern Language Review, 102.1 *
Sydney Anglo is Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Wales, and was Chairman of the Society for Renaissance Studies 1986-89. His publications includeThe Great Tournament Roll of Westminster; (Clarendon Press, 1968), and Spectacle, Pageantry, and Early Tudor Policy (Oxford-Warburg Studies 1969, new edition 1997), and The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe (Yale, 2000 - see sales figures). He is a leading authority in the field of Renaissance studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199267767 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199267766 |
| Title | Machiavelli - The First Century |
| Author | Sydney Anglo |
| Series | Oxford-Warburg Studies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 776 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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