Machiavelli and Empire

by Mikael Hörnqvist

Overview

Exploring both the political and intellectual contexts within which Machiavelli's political vision was formed, Mikael Hornqvist stresses the classical and rhetorical character of Machiavelli's thought. He analyzes his preoccupation with glory and liberality in relation to the revival of Roman ideas of triumphalism. The result is a revealing account of the formation of Machiavelli's characteristic preoccupations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521839457
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/25/2004
Series:	Ideas in Context , #71
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Mikael Hörnqvist teaches in the Department of the History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Table of Contents

1. Another philosophy; 2. The Republic's two ends; 3. The natural desire of states; 4. To destroy them or to live there; 5. The triumphator; 6. Rhetoric of hope and despair; 7. Sublunar writing; Conclusion: Cui Bono?

Editorial Reviews

"A learned and intriguing book." CHOICE

"Every student of Machiavelli should find this engaging and careful study of Machiavelli's most widely read book highly thought provoking and worthwhile." - Robert Eden, Hillsdale College

"Mikael Hornqvist's book thoughtfully situates Niccolo Machiavelli in historical context and offers many careful, subtle, detailed readings of his works...what I admire most about this book is the meticulousness of Hornqvist's readings' these are the real payoff of this rewarding study." American Historical Review Wayne A. Rebhorn, University of Texas, Austin

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