The Resource Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner
Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner
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- "Far from the ruthless Machiavellian henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner ... interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction"--Amazon.com
- "Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless 'Machiavellian' puppet master that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner masterfully interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction. Through dialogues and diaries, we witness dramatic episodes, including Savonarola's fiery sermons against the elite in Florence's piazza, Machiavelli's secret negotiations with Caterina Sforza at the court of Forlì, and the Florentines' frantic preparations to resist Pope Julius's plan to overthrow their Republic. Benner relates how Machiavelli rose as an advisor in the Florentine Republic, advancing the city's interests as a diplomat and military strategist, only to become a political pariah when the Republic was defeated. His egalitarian politics made him an enemy of the Medici family, and his secular outlook put him at odds with religious zealots. But he soon learned to mask his true convictions, becoming a great artist of foxlike dissimulation. Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince, was in fact a critique of princely power, but the critique had to be veiled, written as it was after the Medici triumphed over the Republic. In Be Like the Fox, the most accurate and compelling portrait of Machiavelli yet, Benner recounts the gripping story of a brilliant political thinker, showing that Machiavelli's ideas--about democratic institutions, diplomacy, and freedom--are more important than ever."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 360 pages
- Contents
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- The importance of good faith
- Take nothing on authority
- Do not be deceived by false glory
- Beware of doctors
- Have no fear of giants
- How to speak of princes
- Recover your freedom
- The way to paradise
- So blinded are you by present greed
- Build dykes and dams
- Fortune loves impetuous young men
- How to win
- Measure yourself and limit your hopes
- Be like the fox
- Simulate stupidity
- Imagine a true republic
- Never give up
- Aftermath
- Isbn
- 9780393609721
- Label
- Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom
- Title
- Be like the fox
- Title remainder
- Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom
- Statement of responsibility
- Erica Benner
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "Far from the ruthless Machiavellian henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner ... interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction"--Amazon.com
- "Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless 'Machiavellian' puppet master that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner masterfully interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction. Through dialogues and diaries, we witness dramatic episodes, including Savonarola's fiery sermons against the elite in Florence's piazza, Machiavelli's secret negotiations with Caterina Sforza at the court of Forlì, and the Florentines' frantic preparations to resist Pope Julius's plan to overthrow their Republic. Benner relates how Machiavelli rose as an advisor in the Florentine Republic, advancing the city's interests as a diplomat and military strategist, only to become a political pariah when the Republic was defeated. His egalitarian politics made him an enemy of the Medici family, and his secular outlook put him at odds with religious zealots. But he soon learned to mask his true convictions, becoming a great artist of foxlike dissimulation. Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince, was in fact a critique of princely power, but the critique had to be veiled, written as it was after the Medici triumphed over the Republic. In Be Like the Fox, the most accurate and compelling portrait of Machiavelli yet, Benner recounts the gripping story of a brilliant political thinker, showing that Machiavelli's ideas--about democratic institutions, diplomacy, and freedom--are more important than ever."--Dust jacket
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Benner, Erica
- Dewey number
- 170.92
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B785.M24
- LC item number
- B455 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Machiavelli, Niccolò
- Machiavelli, Niccolò
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers
- HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers
- HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
- Label
- Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The importance of good faith -- Take nothing on authority -- Do not be deceived by false glory -- Beware of doctors -- Have no fear of giants -- How to speak of princes -- Recover your freedom -- The way to paradise -- So blinded are you by present greed -- Build dykes and dams -- Fortune loves impetuous young men -- How to win -- Measure yourself and limit your hopes -- Be like the fox -- Simulate stupidity -- Imagine a true republic -- Never give up -- Aftermath
- Control code
- ocn959875270
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393609721
- Lccn
- 2017000694
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780393609721
- (OCoLC)959875270
- Label
- Be like the fox : Machiavelli's lifelong quest for freedom, Erica Benner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The importance of good faith -- Take nothing on authority -- Do not be deceived by false glory -- Beware of doctors -- Have no fear of giants -- How to speak of princes -- Recover your freedom -- The way to paradise -- So blinded are you by present greed -- Build dykes and dams -- Fortune loves impetuous young men -- How to win -- Measure yourself and limit your hopes -- Be like the fox -- Simulate stupidity -- Imagine a true republic -- Never give up -- Aftermath
- Control code
- ocn959875270
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393609721
- Lccn
- 2017000694
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780393609721
- (OCoLC)959875270
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