Discourses on Livy
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Author
Contributions
- Ninian Hill Thomson (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2007-11-12 - Dover Publications
Language
English
Word Count
96,000 words, Guess
Page Count
384 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10344664M
- ISBN-139780486461892
- ISBN-100486461890
- OCLC Control Numberdiscoursesonlivy00mach
- Library of Congress Control Number2007015028
and 2 more
- Goodreads1581094
- LibraryThing9073
Classifications
- LCCJC143 .M16413 2007
Description
<p>A very different work from his well-known <i><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli/the-prince/w-k-marriott">The Prince</a></i>, and posthumously published a year prior to it, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli">Machiavelli’s</a> <i>Discourses on Livy</i> is one of his most debated works. Some critics see it as presenting a counterpoint or refutation of <i>The Prince</i>, calling it a key founding document of modern liberal republicanism. Others maintain that it is complementary, arguing that leaders of republics must act in the manner Machiavelli prescribes in <i>The Prince</i> if they are to maintain their state’s freedom. In any case, it is a deep and complex work of political philosophy.</p> <p>Both complementary and critical of contemporary Italian Renaissance politics, culture, and religion, <i>Discourses on Livy</i> uses Roman history, as described in the first ten books of Livy’s <i lang="la">Ab urbe condita</i>, to explain Machiavelli’s views across a broad range of subjects. The 142 discourses discuss political violence, military strategy, political corruption and reform, conspiracy, public opinion, the role of religion in public life, and much more.</p>
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