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The Prince (Paperback)
Niccolo Machiavelli; Translated by George Bull
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R382
Discovery Miles 3 820
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Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli
drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine
republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While
Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "prophets of
force," he differed from the ruling elite in recognizing the
complexity and fluidity of political life. Throughout history, some
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and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and
comforted. They have enriched lives-and destroyed them. Now,
Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers,
radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped
make us who we are. Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve
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for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas
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‘In this painting of Leonardo’s there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human’ Giorgio Vasari (1511–74) was an accomplished painter and architect, but it is for his illuminating biographies that he is best remembered. Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, he traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi’s crucifix; and Michelangelo’s painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art. George Bull’s introduction discusses Vasari’s life and influences, and the political and historical background of sixteenth-century Florence. This volume also includes notes on the artists by Peter Murray and a list for further reading.
Vasari's knowledge was based on his own experience as an early Renaissance painter and architect. Volume 2 explores the lives of twenty-five artists, from Perugino to Giovanni Pisano.
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