{"product_id":"machiavelli-and-his-friends-their-personal-correspondence-paperback-softback-9780875805993","title":"Machiavelli and His Friends; Their Personal Correspondence (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875805993","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMachiavelli and His Friends\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheir Personal Correspondence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875805993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e650 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.361 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A labor of love.... These letters are gold, the richest Machiavelli vein there is for mining the life and the ideas.\"—Colin Walters, \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"A marvelous book that gives us, for the first time in English, all the extant personal letters that Machiavelli exchanged with his friends and associates over thirty years.... A major event.\"—John M. Najemy, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e \"Bravo!' to the superb edition Atkinson and Sices have produced.... Should be required reading.\"—Peter Bondanella, Indiana University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intimate world of Niccolò Machiavelli comes to life in this first complete collection in English of the letters he wrote and received. Spanning his adult life from 1497 until his death in 1527, these letters to and from his friends and compatriots-some of whom, such as Francesco Guicciardini and Francesco Vettori, were among the most influential thinkers of the day-reveal his personality and present a panorama of life, people, and critical events in Renaissance Italy. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The correspondence offers valuable insight into the origins of Machiavelli's ideas on history, politics, literature, and society and the social context from which his achievements arose. Often his correspondence served as a testing ground for ideas he developed more fully in his writing. While the letters taken together show Machiavelli both living within and transcending his own time, on a more intimate level they reveal the human element that helped to shaped his thought. Machiavelli emerges as an individual with multifaceted capabilities and a multitude of roles, among them devoted humanist, political analyst, shrewd rhetorician, and practical joker. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Based on Franco Gaets's authoritative critical Italian edition of Machiavelli's correspondence, the collection includes 257 letters written to Machiavelli and 84 letters written by him. Arranged chronologically, correspondence to and by Machiavelli is interwoven so that readers may easily follow discussions between him and his associates. The translators' introduction establishes the political and cultural context of the correspondence, and headnotes introduce each section of letters. Explanatory and historical annotations illuminate people, places, and events mentioned within the letters. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Machiavelli's correspondence opens a window onto an important era in Western intellectual history, disclosing the language, thoughts, and preoccupations of some of the key people who shaped the Italian Renaissance. As the definitive edition, \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli and His Friends\u003c\/i\u003e will interest students of Machiavelli, specialists in political science and Renaissance literature and history, and general readers desiring to know more intimately one of the most fascinating personalities of the Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Letters \u003cbr\u003e 1497-1498 \u003cbr\u003e 1499 \u003cbr\u003e 1500 \u003cbr\u003e 1501 \u003cbr\u003e 1502 \u003cbr\u003e 1503 \u003cbr\u003e 1504-1505 \u003cbr\u003e 1506 \u003cbr\u003e 1507-1508 \u003cbr\u003e 1509 \u003cbr\u003e 1510-1512 \u003cbr\u003e 1513 \u003cbr\u003e 1514 \u003cbr\u003e 1515-1519 \u003cbr\u003e 1520 \u003cbr\u003e 1521 \u003cbr\u003e 1522-1524 \u003cbr\u003e 1525 \u003cbr\u003e 1526 \u003cbr\u003e 1527 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e List of Correspondence \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656089923864,"sku":"9780875805993","price":27.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/machiavelli-and-his-friends-their-personal-correspondence-paperback-softback-9780875805993","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}