Discourses on Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli (English) Paperback Book

Description: Discourses on Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli, Julia Conaway Bondanella, Peter Bondanella Machiavellis commentary on Livys history of Rome sets out his fundamental preference for a republican state. This translation is richly annotated, providing the contemporary reader with sufficient historical, linguistic, and political information to understand and interpret the revolutionary affirmations Machiavelli made, based on the historical evidence he found in Livy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Discourses on Livy (1531) is as essential to an understanding of Machiavelli as his famous treatise, The Prince. Equally controversial, it reveals his fundamental preference for a republican state. Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavellis close analysis of Livys history of Rome led him to advance his mostoriginal and outspoken view of politics - the belief that a healthy body politic was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability. His discussion of conspiracies in Discourses on Livyis one of the most sophisticated treatments of archetypal political upheaval every written. In an age of increasing political absolutism, Machiavellis theories became a dangerous ideology. This new translation is richly annotated, providing the contemporary reader with sufficient historical, linguistic, and political information to understand and interpret the revolutionary affirmations Machiavelli made, based on the historical evidence he found in Livy. Thecomplete Livy in English, available in five volumes from Oxford Worlds Classics. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range ofliterature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Author Biography NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI was born in Florence in 1469. In 1498, he was appointed Second Chancellor of the Florentine Republic; in 1501, he was imprisoned and tortured when the Medici returned to Florence. Upon his release, he retired to his farm to study and write. Review `...a great author requires a careful translator; and it is befitting for Conaway Bondanella and Bondanella, in presenting a text translated from Italian to English, to assert that Machiavelli has been misunderstood because of poor translations.Sixteenth Century Journal Long Description Discourses on Livy (1531) is as essential to an understanding of Machiavelli as his famous treatise, The Prince. Equally controversial, it reveals his fundamental preference for a republican state. Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavellis close analysis of Livys history of Rome led him to advance his mostoriginal and outspoken view of politics - the belief that a healthy body politic was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability. His discussion of conspiracies in Discourses on Livyis one of the most sophisticated treatments of archetypal political upheaval every written. In an age of increasing political absolutism, Machiavellis theories became a dangerous ideology. This new translation is richly annotated, providing the contemporary reader with sufficient historical, linguistic, and political information to understand and interpret the revolutionary affirmations Machiavelli made, based on the historical evidence he found in Livy. Thecomplete Livy in English, available in five volumes from Oxford Worlds Classics. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range ofliterature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review Text `...a great author requires a careful translator; and it is befitting for Conaway Bondanella and Bondanella, in presenting a text translated from Italian to English, to assert that Machiavelli has been misunderstood because of poor translations.Sixteenth Century Journal Review Quote ...a great author requires a careful translator; and it is befitting forConaway Bondanella and Bondanella, in presenting a text translated from Italianto English, to assert that Machiavelli has been misunderstood because of poortranslations.Sixteenth Century Journal Details ISBN0199555559 Author Peter Bondanella Short Title DISCOURSES ON LIVY Language English Translator Peter Bondanella ISBN-10 0199555559 ISBN-13 9780199555550 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1469 Death 1527 Residence IT UK Release Date 2008-12-11 NZ Release Date 2008-12-11 Pages 448 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Worlds Classics Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-12-11 DEWEY 320.01 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2008-12-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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