Niccolò Machiavelli

A colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative account of Machiavelli's life and thought This is a colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative introduction to the life and work of the Florentine statesman, writer, and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527). Corrado Vivanti, who was one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, provides an unparalleled intellectual biography that demonstrates the close connections between Machiavelli's thought and his changing fortunes during the tumultuous Florentine republic and his subsequent exile. Vivanti's concise account covers not only Machiavelli's most famous works— The Prince , The Discourses , The Florentine Histories , and The Art of War —but also his letters, poetry, and comic dramas. While setting Machiavelli's life against a dramatic backdrop of war, crisis, and diplomatic intrigue, the book also paints a vivid human portrait of the man.

A colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative account of Machiavelli's life and thought This is a colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative introduction to the life and work of the Florentine statesman, writer, and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527). Corrado Vivanti, who was one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, provides an unparalleled intellectual biography that demonstrates the close connections between Machiavelli's thought and his changing fortunes during the tumultuous Florentine republic and his subsequent exile. Vivanti's concise account covers not only Machiavelli's most famous works— The Prince , The Discourses , The Florentine Histories , and The Art of War —but also his letters, poetry, and comic dramas. While setting Machiavelli's life against a dramatic backdrop of war, crisis, and diplomatic intrigue, the book also paints a vivid human portrait of the man.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) har altid haft et blakket ry for sin fremstilling af politik som et kynisk magtspil, hvori vold, list og gunstne overlæg tæller. Derfor har Machiavelli altid været sortlistet af tidens skiftende moralister med Kirken i spidsen. Han forstod som få i samtiden, hvor udsat staterne og befolkningerne var i en verden præget af voksende geopolitisk usikkerhed. Disse erfaringer fik stor betydning for de to hovedværker ("Il Principe" og "Discorsi"), der her præsenteres i en samlet og mere nuanceret analyse af Machiavellis syn på forholdet mellem politik og etik, mellem stat, krig og befolkning. Indholdsoversigt Redaktionelt forord Kapitel 1. En tid, et liv, et værk Kapitel 2. Il Principe og tilblivelsen af en kundskab om staten Kapitel 3. Discorsi. Et lærestykke om republikken Kapitel 4. Republikken og det fælles gode Kapitel 5. Efterliv og aktualitet Tekster fra Fyrsten Tekster fra Drøftelser Vocabularium politicum Bibliografi