Author : Pasquale Villari
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282155193
Total Pages : 1106 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (551 download)
Book Synopsis The Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli (Classic Reprint) by : Pasquale Villari
Download or read book The Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli (Classic Reprint) written by Pasquale Villari and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli So many books on the Renaissance have appeared of late, that it is only natural to regard the public as almost wearied of the theme, and on the point of refusing attention to anything connected with it. Therefore, I believe it may be useful to indicate what are the points of permanent value - not, assuredly, of my own work, but of its subject. I have shown elsewhere that I was impelled to study the Renaissance not only because we find in that period the primary source of many national qualities and defects, but because we may likewise discover therein the cause of many erroneous judgments passed on us by foreigners. Accordingly, the study of the Renaissance appeared to me to offer the best means of teaching us Italians to know ourselves, correct our faults, and tread the path of progress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.