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Machiavelli in Hell

by Sebastian De Grazia
RM22.00 MYR
Machiavelli in Hell
Machiavelli in Hell

Insightful exploration of Machiavelli's life and works.

If you're fascinated by the man behind the notorious "The Prince," Sebastian de Grazia's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography offers a deep dive into Machiavelli's world. It's not just his political theories that are dissected here, but his personal trials and tribulations, which shed light on his motives and reveal the human behind the name. This book could be an excellent choice if you're seeking to understand the foundations of modern political philosophy through the life of one of its most influential figures.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1990)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Machiavelli in Hell

by Sebastian De Grazia
RM22.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9780330321013
Authors: Sebastian De Grazia
Publisher: PICADOR
Date of Publication: 1992-09-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Biography Memoir, History, Classics, History, Politics, European History, Biography, Politics, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.77
(rated by 263 readers)

Description

In this intellectual biography, de Grazia presents a new Machiavelli in a way that gives an almost uncanny sense of the great Florentine thinker's presence. After telling the story of Machiavelli's childhood and the period of personal crisis that followed his imprisonment and torture, the book turns to The Prince. The facts of biography—Machiavelli's home, journeys, fears and joys, works, friends, and loves—never cease to weave in and out of the narrative as his ideas gather power and come together to form a unified vision of humankind and the world. De Grazia quotes exclusively from Machiavelli's own words rather than quoting others who commented upon him. In this way, he paints a colorful portrait of the man entirely in the context of his time. In The Prince, Machiavelli had famously examined the dilemma of the ruler who must find a resolution between political necessity and ethical behavior. By thus inventing what would later come to be known as 'realpolitik,' Machiavelli entered the language of political discourse and got himself rather a bad name. De Grazia's Pulitzer Prize-winning book goes some way to rehabilitating him, suggesting that his immoral means were put to good political ends.
 

Insightful exploration of Machiavelli's life and works.

If you're fascinated by the man behind the notorious "The Prince," Sebastian de Grazia's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography offers a deep dive into Machiavelli's world. It's not just his political theories that are dissected here, but his personal trials and tribulations, which shed light on his motives and reveal the human behind the name. This book could be an excellent choice if you're seeking to understand the foundations of modern political philosophy through the life of one of its most influential figures.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1990)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.