Florentine Histories - Newly Translated Edition (Paperback, New edition)

This translation . . . of Machiavelli's thoughts on his native city is meant to be less colloquial and closer to the original than the typical translation. This highlights how Machiavelli used words (and thought) differently from us. . . . Machiavelli is too often remembered merely as the realist who took the morality out of virtue.' As the Histories demonstrate, he was also a gifted writer and historian.--Virginia Quarterly ReviewBanfield and Mansfield's new rendition of the Renaissance humanist's study of Florentine history aims to supply contemporary readers with a literal, exact, and readable version of the original. . . . Machiavelli's concept of history and his purpose in charting the story of Florence and its leading families are thoroughly examined before the translators lead their readers into the substance of the social philosopher's arguments and into a work of literature that once again comes alive.--Booklist

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1990
First published:	August 1990
Authors:	Niccolo Machiavelli
Translators:	Laura F. Banfield • Harvey C. Mansfield
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-00863-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-691-00863-9
Barcode:	9780691008639

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