The treatise is not representative of the work published during his lifetime, but it is the most remembered, and the work responsible for bringing "Machiavellian" into wide usage as a pejorative term.

This biography of Macchiavelli is widely regarded as Ridolfi’s masterpiece and is based on much material drawn from private and public archives.

A compilation of writings by the influential Renaissance philosopher features excerpts from such works as "The Art of War" and "The Discourses," selected correspondence, and essays that have never before appeared in English, including "The ...

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One of the best books ever written.