Machiavelli: His Life and Times

Description: Machiavelli: His Life and Times Lee, Alexander Product Overview 'A wonderfully assured and utterly riveting biography that captures not only the much-maligned Machiavelli, but also the spirit of his time and place. A monumental achievement.' – Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors.‘A notorious fiend’, ‘generally odious’, ‘he seems hideous, and so he is.’ Thanks to the invidious reputation of his most famous work, The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli exerts a unique hold over the popular imagination. But was Machiavelli as sinister as he is often thought to be? Might he not have been an infinitely more sympathetic figure, prone to political missteps, professional failures and personal dramas? Alexander Lee reveals the man behind the myth, following him from cradle to grave, from his father’s penury and the abuse he suffered at a teacher’s hands, to his marriage and his many affairs (with both men and women), to his political triumphs and, ultimately, his fall from grace and exile. In doing so, Lee uncovers hitherto unobserved connections between Machiavelli’s life and thought. He also reveals the world through which Machiavelli moved: from the great halls of Renaissance Florence to the court of the Borgia pope, Alexander VI, from the dungeons of the Stinche prison to the Rucellai gardens, where he would begin work on some of his last great works. As much a portrait of an age as of a uniquely engaging man, Lee’s gripping and definitive biography takes the reader into Machiavelli’s world – and his work – more completely than ever before. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador (March 19, 2020) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 768 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447274997 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 95 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2.6 x 6.5 x 9.45 inches Best Sellers Rank: #2,307,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10,865 in Political Leader Biographies #11,346 in Author Biographies #16,635 in Military Leader Biographies #10,865 in Political Leader Biographies #11,346 in Author Biographies Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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