Machiavelli in Context

by William R. Cook

Streaming video, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

320.1

Collection

Publication

The Great Courses (2006), 12 hours, 24 lectures

Description

Examines the political and social influences during the flourishing period of Machiavelli and its influence on his works.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jscape2000
I really enjoyed this walk through Machiavelli's life and times. I've read the prince several times for undergrad and grad school, both as literature and as political science.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

5.55 inches

ISBN

1598031708 / 9781598031706

Local notes

[1] Who is Machiavelli? Why does he matter? [2] Machiavelli's Florence [3] Classical thought in Renaissance Florence [4] The life of Niccolò Machiavelli [5] Why did Machiavelli write The prince? [6] The prince, 1-5, republics old and new [7] The prince, 6-7, virtù and Fortuna [8] The prince, 8-12, the prince and power [9] The prince, 13-16, the art of being a prince [10] The prince, 17-21, the lion and the fox [11] The prince, 21-26, fortune and foreigners [12] Livy, the Roman Republic, and Machiavelli [13] Discourses, why Machiavelli is a republican [14] Discourses, the workings of a good republic [15] Discourses, lessons from Rome [16] Discourses, a principality or a republic? [17] Discourses, the qualities of a good republic [18] Discourses, a republic at war [19] Discourses, can republics last? [20] Discourses, conspiracies and other dangers [21] Florentine histories, the growth of Florence [22] Florentine histories, the age of the Medici [23] The fate of Machiavelli's works [24] Was Machiavelli a Machiavellian?

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