History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Overview

History of Florence and Of the Affairs Of Italy is a historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli, first published in 1532. By an unknown English translator published in 1847 in Bohn's Standard Library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523692576
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/26/2016
Pages:	584
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ( 3 May 1469 - 21 June 1527) was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. A founder of modern political science,[1] he was a civil servant of theFlorentine Republic. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his masterpiece, The Prince, after the Medici had recovered power and he no longer held a position of responsibility in Florence
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