Machiavelli : his life and times
Lee, Alexander (Historian)2020
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Thanks to the invidious reputation of his most famous work, 'The Prince', Niccolò Machiavelli exerts a unique hold over the popular imagination. But was Machiavelli as sinister as he is often thought to be? Might he not have been an infinitely more sympathetic figure, prone to political missteps, professional failures and personal dramas? Alexander Lee reveals the man behind the myth, following him from cradle to grave, from his father's penury and the abuse he suffered at a teacher's hands, to his marriage and his many affairs (with both men and women), to his political triumphs and, ultimately, his fall from grace and exile. In doing so, Lee uncovers hitherto unobserved connections between Machiavelli's life and thought.
Main title:
Machiavelli : his life and times / Alexander Lee.
Author:
Lee, Alexander (Historian), author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2020.
Collation:
xxii, 762 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781447274995 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
320.092B
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1923266