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Beschreibung

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?

In Machiavelli: His Life and Times, 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.

As much a portrait of an age as of a uniquely engaging man, Lee's gripping and definitive biography takes the reader into Machiavelli's world - and his work - more completely than ever before.

'[T]he definitive book on Machiavelli.' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times

'A wonderfully assured and utterly riveting biography . . . A monumental achievement.' Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors

'Lee is to be especially applauded for his even-handed treatment of a controversial historical figure.' Joanne Paul, BBC History Magazine

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?

In Machiavelli: His Life and Times, 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.

As much a portrait of an age as of a uniquely engaging man, Lee's gripping and definitive biography takes the reader into Machiavelli's world - and his work - more completely than ever before.

'[T]he definitive book on Machiavelli.' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times

'A wonderfully assured and utterly riveting biography . . . A monumental achievement.' Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors

'Lee is to be especially applauded for his even-handed treatment of a controversial historical figure.' Joanne Paul, BBC History Magazine

Über den Autor
Alexander Lee is a fellow in the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. Educated at the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, he has previously held positions at the universities of Oxford, Bergamo, Luxembourg, Lyon 2 and Lyon 3, amongst others. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including Ghetto: The Jews of Venice, Machiavelli: His Life and Times (a Financial Times and New Statesman 'Book of the Year') and Humanism and Empire: The Imperial Ideal in Fourteenth-Century Italy. He writes a regular column for History Today and frequently appears on television, radio, and podcasts. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXII
762 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447275008
ISBN-10: 1447275004
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lee, Alexander
Hersteller: Picador
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 203 x 127 x 47 mm
Von/Mit: Alexander Lee
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2021
Gewicht: 0,947 kg
Artikel-ID: 118873524