The Essential Writings of Machiavelli
FINALIST--2008 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZEIn The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Peter Constantine has assembled a comprehensive collection that shows the true depth and breadth of a great Renaissance thinker. Refreshingly accessible, these superb new translations are faithful to Machiavelli's original, beautifully crafted writings.The volume features essays that appear in English for the first time, such as A Caution to the Medici” and The Persecution of Africa.” Also included are complete versions of the political treatise, The Prince, the comic satire The Mandrake, The Life of Castruccio Castracani, and the classic story Belfagor”, along with…
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Weitere Autoren: Constantine, Peter (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-307-41999-6
- EAN: 9780307419996
- Produktnummer: 15734823
- Verlag: Random House Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'221 KB
Über den Autor
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence. He served the Florentine republic as secretary and second chancellor, but was expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in 1512. His most famous work, The Prince, was a written attempt to reingratiate himself with the Medicis and return to politics.Peter Constantine is the recipient of a PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award. His Modern Library translations include Voltaire's Canidide, Tolstoy's The Cossacks, and Gogol's Taras Bulba. He lives in New York City.
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