A Great and Wretched City
Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Mark Jurdjevic | ISBN: | 9780674369030 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Jurdjevic |
| ISBN: | 9780674369030 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential.
Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential.
