Ebook {Epub PDF} Machiavelli: A Biography by Miles J. Unger

Examines the life of the Florentine intellectual, his relationships with contemporaries ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander VI, his philosophies about power, and the legacy of The Prince. Miles J. Unger is the author of four critically-acclaimed biographies. The Washington Post calls Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World "an engrossing read"; the Christian Science Monitor names it "best book" for March, Machiavelli: A Biography . by Miles Unger.  · The story of the obscure civil servant who became the world’s most famous cynic. Art historian and New York Times contributor Unger (Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de’ Medici, ) offers a captivating biography of Italian philosopher and playwright Niccolò Machiavelli (–), whose classic book, The Prince, remains a definitive handbook for .

Editions for Machiavelli: A Biography: (Hardcover published in ), (Kindle Edition), (Paperback published in ), (Paperback p. A "captivating biography of Italian philosopher and playwright"*—Niccolò Machiavelli, author of The Prince—whose writings have outraged and inspired generations of bltadwin.ruò Machiavelli is the most influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power, but the real Machiavelli, says Miles Unger, was. Miles J. Unger's excellent and tremendously readable Machiavelli: A Biography sets out to refute such judgments. Not that any rehabilitation should really be necessary by now, for ever since the seventeenth century thinking people have recognized that Machiavelli's writings marked a turning point in intellectual history.

Miles Unger has relied on original Italian sources as well as his own deep knowledge of Florence in writing this fascinating and authoritative account of a genius whose work remains as relevant today as when he wrote it. Subject(s): Machiavelli, Niccolò, ; Intellectuals — Italy — Biography; Political scientists — Italy — Biography. Machiavelli: A Biography: Author: Miles J. Unger: Edition: illustrated, reprint: Publisher: Simon and Schuster, ISBN: , Length: pages: Subjects. Machiavelli: A Biography: Unger, Miles: ~ Miles J. Unger writes on art, books, and culture for The bltadwin.ruly the managing editor of Art New England, he was a contributing writer to The New York bltadwin.ru is the author of Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World; The Watercolors of Winslow Homer; Magnifico: The.