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Niccolò's smile : a biography of Machiavelli
- Title
- Niccolò's smile : a biography of Machiavelli / Maurizio Viroli ; translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar.
- Author
- Viroli, Maurizio.
- Publication
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DG738.14.M2 V74 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 271 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "In Niccolo's Smile, Maurizio Viroli brings to life the fascinating writer who was the founder of modern political thought. Niccolo Machiavelli's works on the theory and practice of statecraft are classics, but Viroli suggests that his greatest accomplishment is his robust philosophy of life - his deep beliefs about how one should conduct oneself as a modern citizen in a republic, as a responsible family member, as a good person.
- On these subjects Machiavelli wrote no books; the text of his philosophy is his life itself, a life that was filled with paradox, uncertainty, and tragic drama."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Sorriso di Niccolò. English
- Alternative Title
- Sorriso di Niccolò.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 0374221871 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 00029380
- OCLC
- 43641417
- ocm43641417
- SCSB-4018044
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries