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
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226500365
ISBN-13
9780226500362
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79956
Product Key Features
Author
Niccolò Machiavelli
Publication Name
Discourses on Livy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
21.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Table of Content
Introduction Translators' Note Select Bibliography A Chronology of Niccolo Machiavelli DISCOURSES ON LIVY Explanatory Notes
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
History & Surveys / General, Ancient / Rome, History & Theory, Political
Lccn
95-050910
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Philosophy, Political Science
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