Maxims and Reflections (Ricordi) - Softcover

Guicciardini, Francesco

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9780812210378: Maxims and Reflections (Ricordi)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812210379 ISBN 13: 9780812210378
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972

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About the Author

Francesco Guicciardini. Translated by Mario Domandi

Review

"In the history of Renaissance thought, Guicciardini's Ricordi occupy a place of singular importance. Few works of the sixteenth century allow us so penetrating an insight into the views and sentiments of its author as these reflections of the great Italian historian. . . . Like Machiavelli's Prince, the Ricordi form one of the outstanding documents of a time of crisis and transition; but unlike the Prince, they range over a wide field of private as well as public life. In doing so, they revel the man as well as the political theorist."—Nicolai Rubenstein, from the Introduction



"Unlike Machiavelli—inveterate dreamer and cynic—Guicciardini's mind is remarkable for the balance and masterly coolness of its judgment."—Federico Chabod

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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date
1972
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0812210379
ISBN 13 
9780812210378
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
150
Rating
  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
    169 ratings by Goodreads