Discourses - Softcover

Niccolo Machiavelli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9568356398 ISBN 13: 9789568356392

Publisher: BN Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

"Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable. With a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the "Discourses" reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of "new modes and orders" that continue to shape the modern ethos.

"[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the "Discourses", often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic".--Peter Stothard, "The Times"

"Translated with painstaking accuracy--but also great readability".-- "Weekly Standard"

"A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice".-- "Choice"

About this title

About the Author:

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Italian (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: BN Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9568356398
• ISBN 13: 9789568356392
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 204