This translation of Machiavelli's political masterpiece, the introduction by the author and his accompanying notes, set out to show the modern reader that Machiavelli was not so much the first modern thinker, but one who was very much in tune with the late medieval world in which he lived.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian
"The introduction is excellent—it places Machiavelli's career and his writings in a persuasive historical context, underlines the inherent limitations of any interpretation that hails him as a 'modern man,' and is written with verve and brio."
—John D. O'Connor
University of New Orleans
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 15954099-6
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Translated from the Italian, with an introduction and notes, by Paul Sonnino. First edition thus (paperback). Very good in illustrated wraps. ; 131 pages. Seller Inventory # 72810