| The Art of War Contributor(s): Editors, Jv (Editor), Machiavelli, Niccol (Author) |
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ISBN: 1719544557 ISBN-13: 9781719544559 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - History | Military - Strategy - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 355.02 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The format of 'The Art of War' was in socratic dialogue. The purpose, declared by Fabrizio (Machiavelli's persona) at the outset, "To honor and reward virt , not to have contempt for poverty, to esteem the modes and orders of military discipline, to constrain citizens to love one another, to live without factions, to esteem less the private than the public good." To these ends, Machiavelli notes in his preface, the military is like the roof of a palazzo protecting the contents. Written between 1519 and 1520 and published the following year, it was the only historical or political work printed during Machiavelli's lifetime, though he was appointed official historian of Florence in 1520 and entrusted with minor civil duties. |