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Book Synopsis A Short History of Florence and the Florentine Republic by : Brian Jeffrey Maxson
Download or read book A Short History of Florence and the Florentine Republic written by Brian Jeffrey Maxson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The innovative city culture of Florence was the crucible within which Renaissance ideas first caught fire. With its soaring cathedral dome and its classically-inspired palaces and piazzas, it is perhaps the finest single expression of a society that is still at its heart an urban one. For, as Brian Jeffrey Maxson reveals, it is above all the city-state – the walled commune which became the chief driver of European commerce, culture, banking and art – that is medieval Italy's enduring legacy to the present. Charting the transition of Florence from an obscure Guelph republic to a regional superpower in which the glittering court of Lorenzo the Magnificent became the pride and envy of the continent, the author authoritatively discusses a city that looked to the past for ideas even as it articulated a novel creativity. Uncovering passionate dispute and intrigue, Maxson sheds fresh light too on seminal events like the fiery end of oratorical firebrand Savonarola and Giuliano de' Medici's brutal murder by the rival Pazzi family. This book shows why Florence, harbinger and heartland of the Renaissance, is and has always been unique.
Book Synopsis A History of the Florentine Republic by : Lorenzo L. Da Ponte
Download or read book A History of the Florentine Republic written by Lorenzo L. Da Ponte and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by : Niccolo Machiavelli
Download or read book History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy written by Niccolo Machiavelli and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of the most eminent political writers of any age or country, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He was of an old though not wealthy Tuscan family, his father, who was a jurist, dying when Niccolo was sixteen years old. We know nothing of Machiavelli's youth and little about his studies. He does not seem to have received the usual humanistic education of his time, as he knew no Greek. The first notice of Machiavelli is in 1498 when we find him holding the office of Secretary in the second Chancery of the Signoria, which office he retained till the downfall of the Florentine Republic in 1512. His unusual ability was soon recognized, and in 1500 he was sent on a mission to Louis XII. of France, and afterward on an embassy to Cæsar Borgia, the lord of Romagna, at Urbino. Machiavelli's report and description of this and subsequent embassies to this prince, shows his undisguised admiration for the courage and cunning of Cæsar, who was a master in the application of the principles afterwards exposed in such a skillful and uncompromising manner by Machiavelli in his Prince. The limits of this introduction will not permit us to follow with any detail the many important duties with which he was charged by his native state, all of which he fulfilled with the utmost fidelity and with consummate skill. When, after the battle of Ravenna in 1512 the holy league determined upon the downfall of Pier Soderini, Gonfaloniere of the Florentine Republic, and the restoration of the Medici, the efforts of Machiavelli, who was an ardent republican, were in vain; the troops he had helped to organize fled before the Spaniards and the Medici were returned to power. Machiavelli attempted to conciliate his new masters, but he was deprived of his office, and being accused in the following year of participation in the conspiracy of Boccoli and Capponi, he was imprisoned and tortured, though afterward set at liberty by Pope Leo X. He now retired to a small estate near San Casciano, seven miles from Florence. Here he devoted himself to political and historical studies, and though apparently retired from public life, his letters show the deep and passionate interest he took in the political vicissitudes through which Italy was then passing, and in all of which the singleness of purpose with which he continued to advance his native Florence, is clearly manifested. It was during his retirement upon his little estate at San Casciano that Machiavelli wrote The Prince, the most famous of all his writings, and here also he had begun a much more extensive work, his Discourses on the Decades of Livy, which continued to occupy him for several years. These Discourses, which do not form a continuous commentary on Livy, give Machiavelli an opportunity to express his own views on the government of the state, a task for which his long and varied political experience, and an assiduous study of the ancients rendered him eminently qualified. The Discourses and The Prince, written at the same time, supplement each other and are really one work. Indeed, the treatise, The Art of War, though not written till 1520 should be mentioned here because of its intimate connection with these two treatises, it being, in fact, a further development of some of the thoughts expressed in the Discorsi. The Prince, a short work, divided into twenty-six books, is the best known of all Machiavelli's writings. Herein he expresses in his own masterly way his views on the founding of a new state, taking for his type and model Cæsar Borgia, although the latter had failed in his schemes for the consolidation of his power in the Romagna. The principles here laid down were the natural outgrowth of the confused political conditions of his time.
Book Synopsis A History of the Florentine Republic by : Lorenzo L. Da Ponte
Download or read book A History of the Florentine Republic written by Lorenzo L. Da Ponte and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ A History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici, Volume 1; Issues 1-2 Of American Library Of History; A History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici; Lorenzo L. Da Ponte Lorenzo L. Da Ponte Collins and Hannay, 1833 Florence (Italy)
Book Synopsis Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464–1498 by : Kenneth Bartlett
Download or read book Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464–1498 written by Kenneth Bartlett and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set within the context of the struggles in the Florentine Republic over the distribution of political power and the search for stability, Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464–1498: A Short History with Documents illuminates a key moment of fifteenth-century Florentine history with a focus on the monumental personalities and actions of Lorenzo de’Medici and Fra Girolamo Savonarola.
Book Synopsis The Fall of the Florentine Republic, 1512-1530 by : J. N. Stephens
Download or read book The Fall of the Florentine Republic, 1512-1530 written by J. N. Stephens and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1983 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis “A” History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici by : Lorenzo L ..... da Ponte
Download or read book “A” History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici written by Lorenzo L ..... da Ponte and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Short History of the Renaissance in Italy by : John Addington Symonds
Download or read book A Short History of the Renaissance in Italy written by John Addington Symonds and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by : Niccolò Machiavelli
Download or read book History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy written by Niccolò Machiavelli and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy contains the history of the Italian city from its establishment to the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent's death in the late 1400s. Florence is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area. Florence was a center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic, and financial center. Excerpt: "Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of the most eminent political writers of any age or country, was born in Florence on May 3, 1469. He was of an old though not wealthy Tuscan family, his father, who was a jurist, dying when Niccolo was sixteen years old. We know nothing of Machiavelli's youth and little about his studies. He does not seem to have received the usual humanistic education of his time, as he knew no Greek.[*] The first notice of Machiavelli is in 1498 when we find him holding the office of Secretary in the second Chancery of the Signoria, which office he retained till the downfall of the Florentine Republic in 1512."
Book Synopsis History of Florence by : Ferdinand Schevill
Download or read book History of Florence written by Ferdinand Schevill and published by New York, Ungar Publishing Company. This book was released on 1961 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of Florence by : Niccolò Machiavelli
Download or read book The History of Florence written by Niccolò Machiavelli and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Two First Centuries of Florentine History by : Pasquale Villari
Download or read book The Two First Centuries of Florentine History written by Pasquale Villari and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the Florentine Republic by : Lorenzo L. Da Ponte
Download or read book A History of the Florentine Republic written by Lorenzo L. Da Ponte and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ A History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici, Volume 2; A History Of The Florentine Republic: And Of The Age And Rule Of The Medici; Lorenzo L. Da Ponte; Issues 1-2 Of The American Library Of History Lorenzo L. Da Ponte Collins and Hannay, 1833 Florence (Italy)
Book Synopsis The History of Florence by : Niccolò Machiavelli
Download or read book The History of Florence written by Niccolò Machiavelli and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Florence, the Golden Age, 1138-1737 by : Gene A. Brucker
Download or read book Florence, the Golden Age, 1138-1737 written by Gene A. Brucker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text is complemented throughout by a wealth of paintings and drawings, 200 of them in full color. Also included are a chronology of important historical events, a listing of noted Florentine families, and a genealogy of the famed Medici family.
Book Synopsis History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by : Niccolò Machiavelli
Download or read book History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy written by Niccolò Machiavelli and published by New York, Harper. This book was released on 1960 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Italy written by Harry Hearder and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-12-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a clear, concise account of Italian history from the Ice Age to the present.