| The Sweetness of Power: Machiavelli's Discourses and Guicciardini's Considerations Contributor(s): Machiavelli, Niccolò (Author), Guicciardini, Francesco (Author), Sices, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0875802885 ISBN-13: 9780875802886 Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 937 |
| LCCN: 2001052184 |
| Physical Information: 1.82" H x 6.41" W x 9.35" (1.94 lbs) 504 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The question of order inspired two of the greatest political thinkers of the Renaissance--Niccol Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini, whose major works on the nature of government are linked in an authoritative new translation. Political adversaries but nonetheless friends, Machiavelli and Guicciardini both reflected on ancient Rome and refined their conceptions of government with an eye to the political turmoil of their own Florence. Based on the definitive Italian editions and including extensive explanatory notes, this new translation recreates the fascinating conflict that helped to shape the history of political thought. |