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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy
Niccolò Machiavelli
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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was his only way to regain the good graces of the Medici who had regained power and were in a position to offer him employment and protection. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526.
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was his only way to regain the good graces of the Medici who had regained power and were in a position to offer him employment and protection. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526.
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I wonder what Machiavelli would think if he knew the way his work is interpreted today... if you read his work believing he hates the Medici, which it seems altogether probable he did given that they ruined his political career and tortured him, then it's positively *fascinating.* He will never dire
Ο Νικολό Μακιαβέλι, δημιουργός του Ηγεμόνα, κατά παραγγελία του Πάπα (Φλωρεντινού και Μεδίκου) συνέγραψε την ιστορία της Φλωρεντίας καθώς και των υπολοίπων ιταλικών κρατών από την κατάρρευση της δυτικής ρωμαικής αυτοκρατορίας μέχρι το τέλος του 15ου αιώνα και την εισβολή των Γάλλων. Συγχαρητήρια στι
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NOTA PREVIA: Leí esta obra por haber cursado la materia no-obligatoria de «Maquiavelo (autor)». Como breve reseña de la misma, anexo el reporte de lectura que le dediqué:
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El propósito de Maquiavelo al hacer una historia de Florencia parece ser, al contrario de otros escritores, no un recuento de l
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