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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.
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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.
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English
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5.55 inches
ISBN
1598031708 / 9781598031706
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[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?