Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power (Eminent Lives) - Softcover

King, Ross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061768928 ISBN 13: 9780061768927

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Machiavelli is a superb portrait of the brilliant and revolutionary political philosopher--history's most famous theorist of "warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed"--and the age he embodied. Ross King, the New York Times bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome, argues that the author of The Prince was a far more complex and sympathetic character than is often portrayed.

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Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power

Review:

‘In this engrossing short biography...King marries his lightly worn expertise in the Italy of 500 years ago with a flair for rooting cultural landmarks in early realities’ The Independent

‘This is an engaging, revealing biography and a vivid portrait of a city-state in turmoil.’ Financial Times

‘Succintly written and entertaining, wholly worthy of its subject.’ TLS

Praise for ‘Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling’:

‘King is a gifted, judicious, compelling narrator.’ Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald

‘Ross King deftly stitches modern Michelangelo scholarship into his fluent and gripping narrative.’ Boyd Tonkin, Independent

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061768928
• ISBN 13: 9780061768927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256